In these days the invention of printing, and the diffusion of knowledge, render historical calumnies a little less dangerous: truth will always prevail in the long run, but how slow its progress!
A leader is a dealer in hope.
Morality has nothing to do with such a man as I am.
The great difficulty with politics is, that there are no established principles.
The leader's role is to define reality, then give hope
In war it is not men, but the man who counts.