I am a soldier and accustomed to risking my life every day. I am full of the fire of youth; I cannot act with the restraint of an accomplished diplomat.
As a rule it is circumstances that make men.
He, who practices right, but in the hope of acquiring great renown, is very near to vice.
One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.
England is a nation of shopkeepers.
Europe thus divided into nationalities freely formed and free internally, peace between States would have become easier: the United States of Europe would become a possibility.