The stress stops here

Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything.

An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service.

If I'd known how much packing I'd have to do, I'd have run again.

There are always a lot of people so afraid of rocking the boat that they stop rowing. We can never get ahead that way.

I had carefully read the Balfour Declaration. I had familiarized myself with the history of the question of a Jewish homeland and the position of the British and the Arabs. I was skeptical, as I read over the whole record up to date, about some of the views and attitudes assumed by the 'striped-pants boys' in the State Department.

The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know.