When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.

We should wash our dirty linen at home.

In the last analysis, one must be a military man in order to govern. It is only with boot and spurs that one can govern a horse.

There shall be no Alps.

The populace judges of the power of God by the power of the priests.

If you know a country's geography, you can understand and predict its foreign policy.

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.