Unavailable wars are always just.

Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.

A society without religion is like a vessel without compass.

It is in times of difficulty that great nations like great men display the whole energy of their character and become an object of admiration to posterity.

Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances

It is only with prudence, sagacity, and much dexterity that great aims are accomplished, and all obstacles surmounted. Otherwise nothing is accomplished.

Everything is more or less organized matter. To think so is against religion, but I think so just the same.