Who's in or out, who moves the grand machine, Nor stirs my curiosity, or spleen; Secrets of state no more I wish to know Than secret movements of a puppet-show; Let but the puppets move, I've my desire, Unseen the hand which guides the master wire.

A nation that fails to honor its heroes, soon will have no heroes to honor.

My hope is that the generous instincts of unity will not depart from us...[so that we] become the prey of the little folk who exist in every country and who frolic alongside the Juggernaut car of war to see what fun or notoriety they can extract from the proceedings.

Whenever I feel the need to take some exercise I lie down until the feeling goes away.

The belief that security can be obtained by throwing a small state to the wolves is a fatal delusion.

The American Constitution declares 'All men are born equal.' The British Socialist Party add: 'All men must be kept equal'.

We have not journeyed all this way because we are made of sugar candy.