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 farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see.

Never flinch, never weary, never despair.

I expect you will find that change is the best kind of rest.

Which brings me to my conclusion upon Free Will and Predestination, namely - let the reader mark it - that they are identical.

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.

There is no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out false hope soon to be swept away.