Hard pounding, gentlemen. Let's see who pounds the longest.

A great country cannot wage a little war.

If you believe that you will believe anything.

The French system of conscription brings together a fair sample of all classes; ours is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth. It is only wonderful that we should be able to make so much out of them afterwards.

Rashness is oftener the resort of cowardice than of courage.

If you had seen one day of war, you would pray to God that you would never see another.

Believe me that every man you see in a military uniform is not a hero.