In order to be a leader a man must have followers. And to have followers, a man must have their confidence.

Possibly my hatred of war blinds me so that I cannot comprehend the arguments they adduce. But, in my opinion, there is no such thing as a preventive war. Although this suggestion is repeatedly made, none has yet explained how war prevents war. Worse than this, no one has been able to explain away the fact that war creates the conditions that beget war.

The necessary and wise subordination of the military to civil power must be sustained.

Most things which are urgent are not important, and most things which are important are not urgent.

There are three stages of life: youth, maturity, and 'My, you're looking good!'

Why don't you lay the footpaths where the students want to walk?

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.