A journalist is a grumbler, a censurer, a giver of advice, a regent of sovereigns, a tutor of nations. Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.

The only way to lead people is to show them a future: a leader is a dealer in hope.

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.

One must learn to forgive and not to hold a hostile, bitter attitude of mind, which offends those about us and prevents us from enjoying ourselves. One must recognize human shortcomings and adjust himself to them rather than to be constantly finding fault with them.

A commander in chief ought to say to himself several times a day: If the enemy should appear on my front, on my right, on my left, what would I do? And if the question finds him uncertain, he is not well placed, he is not as he should be, and he should remedy it.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.