I mourn for the stake which was lost at Richmond more deeply than I rejoice over that which was saved at Waterloo.

Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.

I mourn for the stake which was lost at Richmond more deeply than I rejoice over that which was saved at Waterloo.

The strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge.

Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country.

There is no evidence to support the belief that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev ever questioned Americas power. He questioned only the President's John F. Kennedys readiness to use it. Elie Abel, The Missile Crisis (1966) Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.