Never offend an enemy in a small way.

World events are the work of individuals whose motives are often frivolous, even casual.

When you come from a family that has been political, and I was brought up by my grandfather in the Senate, my father was in Roosevelt's Cabinet, this is not the class that produces writers or reflective people.

Politics is made up of two words: "Poli," which is Greek for "many," and "tics," which are bloodsucking insects.

It is not enough merely to win; others must lose.

A writer represents his family history. My grandfather was a senator and my father served in the Roosevelt administration. In other words, I grew up in politics. This is why it seemed perfectly natural to take part in the battles of my time, and to participate in the writing of the history of my country.

The New York Times is the worst in that hardly anybody can write English over there. Most of it reads like slight translations from the German.