Ordinarily men exercise their memory much more than their judgment.

There must be Religion. Otherwise the poor would murder the rich.

Agriculture is the soul and chief support of empires; industry produces riches and the happiness of the people; exportation represents the superabundance, and good use of both.

The affairs of war, like the destiny of battles, as well as empires, hang upon a spiders thread.

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.

England would be better off without Canada; it keeps her in a prepared state for war at a great expense and constant irritation.

It is often in the audacity, in the steadfastness, of the general that the safety and the conservation of his men is found.