What is adequacy? Adequacy is no standard at all.

The oldest habit in the world for resisting change is to complain that unless the remedy to the disease should be universally applied it should not be applied at all. But you must start somewhere.

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

Diplomacy is the art of telling plain truths without giving offense.

Never does a man portray his character more vividly than when proclaiming the character of another.

Let us reconcile ourselves to the mysterious rhythm of our destinies, such as they must be in this world of space and time.

The Turkish Government began and ruthlessly carried out the infamous massacre and deportation of Armenians in Asia Minor. The clearance of the race from Asia Minor was about as complete as such an act, on a scale so great, could well be.