To a surprising extent the war-lords in shining armour, the apostles of martial virtues, tend not to die fighting when time comes. History is full of ignominious getaways by the great and famous.

The way to make a million dollars is to start a religion.

All human relationships must be purchased with money.

I did try very hard to tell the whole truth without violating my literary instincts.

The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.

How could you make appeal to the future when not a trace of you, not even an anonymous word scribbled on a piece of paper, could physically survive?

Bombing is not especially inhumane. War itself is inhumane and the bombing plane, which is used to paralyse industry and transport, is a relatively civilised weapon. 'Normal' or 'legitimate' warfare is just as destructive of inanimate objects and enormously so of human lives.