And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind is closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader and do it gladly so.

Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true.

Men's minds tend to fear more keenly those things that are absent.

It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life.

Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces.

As a rule, what is out of sight disturbs men's minds more seriously than what they see.

Men freely believe that which they desire.