Believe me, Germany is unable to wage war.

One cannot cross an abyss in two jumps.

No democracy has ever long survived the failure of its adherents to be ready to die for it. My own conviction is this, the people must either go on or go under.

You get to know more of the character of a man in a round of golf than in six months of political experience.

Independent thinking is not encouraged in a professional Army. It is a form of mutiny. Obedience is the supreme virtue.

Lucidity of speech is unquestionably one of the surest tests of mental precision...In my experience a confused talker is never a clear thinker.

The world is becoming like a lunatic asylum run by lunatics.