I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

The substitution of the internal combustion engine for the horse marked a very gloomy milestone in the progress of mankind.

You ought to let the Jews have Jerusalem; it is they who made it famous.

Our inheritance of well-founded, slowly conceived codes of honor, morals and manners, the passionate convictions which so many hundreds of millions share together of the principles of freedom and justice, are far more precious to us than anything which scientific discoveries could bestow.

It is no use dealing with illusions and make-believes. We must look at the facts. The world ... is too dangerous for anyone to be able to afford to nurse illusions. We must look at realities.

Have no fear of the future. Let us go forward into its mysteries, tear away the veils which hide it from our eyes, and move onwards with confidence and courage.

I know of no case where a man added to his dignity by standing on it.