The usefulness of a meeting is in inverse proportion to the attendance.
To hear the Japanese plead for free trade is like hearing the word love on the lips of a harlot.
The usefulness of a meeting rises with the square of the number of people present.
The usefulness of any meeting is inversely proportional to the size of the group.
We have come too far, - struggled too long, - sacrificed too much and have too much left to do, - to allow that which we have achieved for the good of all to be swept away without a fight. And we have not forgotten how to fight.
We must be part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulance drivers at the bitter end.