Peace will not be preserved by pious sentiments.

Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.

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.

It may well be that we shall by a process of sublime irony have reached a state in this story where safety will be the sturdy child of terror, and survival the twin brother of annihilation.

War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.

If you recognize anyone it does not mean you like them.

There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.