There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.

A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.

Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.

All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.

We live in a wondrous time in which the strong is weak because of his moral scruples and the weak grows strong because of his audacity.

There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.