Singapore could only be taken after a siege by an army of at least 50,000 men. It is not considered possible that the Japanese would embark on such a mad enterprise.

We shape our homes and then our homes shape us.

Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.

The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.

Certainly the prolonged education indispensable to the progress of society is not natural to mankind.

The only thing wrong with Christianity is the lack of suffering.

Manifest destiny was on the march, and it was unfortunate that Mexico stood in the path.