Danger, if met head on, can be nearly halved

For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.

Unteachable from infancy to tomb — There is the first & main characteristic of mankind.

I'd rather be right than consistent.

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

Oh, what is the matter with poor Puggy-Wug? Pet him and kiss him and give him a hug. Run and fetch him a suitable drug. Wrap him up tenderly all in a rug. That is the way to cure Puggy-Wug.

The future is unknowable, but the past should give us hope.