I don't know whether war is an interlude during peace, or peace is an interlude during war.
A collective tyrant, spread over the length and breadth of the land, is no more acceptable than a single tyrant ensconced on his throne.
This time it will be a long one.
All the great pleasures of life are silent.
Generals cannot be trusted with anything, not even with war.
What can a mere French minister do when associated with Lloyd George, who thinks he is Napoleon, and Woodrow Wilson, who thinks he is Jesus Christ?