It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory

Which is heavier: a soldier's pack or a slave's chains?

In our time no one has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them.

You cannot treat with all the world at once.

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.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

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.