Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
The Americans are a very lucky people. They're bordered to the north and south by weak neighbors, and to the east and west by fish.
I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
Better pointed bullets than pointed words.
Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
One can put some trust in the gratitude of a sovereign, and also in that of his family; under certain conditions, one can even rely upon it; but one can never expect anything from the gratitude of a nation.