All generalizations are inaccurate, including this one.

Politics is a profession; a serious, complicated and, in its true sense, a noble one.

If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.

We merely want to live in peace with all the world.

Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.

A world that begins to witness the rebirth of trust among nations can find its way to a peace that is neither partial nor punitive. With all who will work in good faith toward such a peace, we are ready, with renewed resolve, to strive to redeem the near-lost hopes of our day.