In a conquered country benevolence is not humanitarianism. It is a general political axiom that a conqueror must not inspire a good opinion of his benevolence until he has demonstrated that he can be severe with malefactors.

My dominion ends where that of conscience begins.

Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be lighted.

The poor man commands respect; the beggar must always excite anger.

I know men, and I tell you, Jesus is more than a man. Comparison is impossible between Him and any other human being who ever lived, because He was the Son of God.

A man occupied with public or other important business cannot, and need not, attend to spelling.

The purely defensive is doomed to defeat.