Give me enough medals and I’ll win you any war
Imagination rules the world.
In war, the moral is to the physical as three is to one.
When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.
Soldiers win battles and generals get the medals.
This accession of territory affirms forever the power of the United States, and I have given England a maritime rival who sooner or later will humble her pride.