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.

The death of Lincoln was a disaster for Christendom. There was no man in the United States great enough to wear his boots and the bankers went anew to grab the riches. I fear that foreign bankers with their craftiness and tortuous tricks will entirely control the exuberant riches of America and use it to systematically corrupt civilization.

The less people know about how sausages and laws are made, the better they'll sleep at night

I do not regard the procuring of peace as a matter in which we should play the role of arbiter between different opinions ... more that of an honest broker who really wants to press the business forward.

A Bavarian is half-way between an Austrian and a human being.

The statesman's task is to hear God's footsteps marching through history, and to try and catch on to His coattails as He marches past.

I have always found the word 'Europe' on the lips of those who wanted something from others which they dared not demand in their own names!