Nobody wants to intervene in Russian affairs. Russia is a very large country, a very old country, a very disagreeable country inhabited by immense numbers of ignorant people largely possessed of lethal weapons and in a state of extreme disorder. Also Russia is a long way off.

The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning.

Better to dare mighty things and fail than to live in a grey twilight where there is neither victory nor defeat.

The most beautiful voice in the world is that of an educated Southern woman.

Americans are a wonderful people: They will always do the right thing--after exhausting every other possible alternative.

Vast and fearsome as the human scene has become, personal contact of the right people, in the right places, at the right time, may yet have a potent and valuable part to play in the cause of peace which is in our hearts.

Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.