Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.
War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
We must remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.
Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.
History is Philosophy teaching by example.
Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.