Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory. He who enjoys it wields a power more durable than that of a great king. He is an independent force in the world.

We must not lose our faculty to dare, particularly in dark days.

Any idiot can see something wrong. But can you see what is right?

Politics is like waking up in the morning. You never know whose head you'll find on the pillow.

Nature has not intended mankind to work from eight in the morning until midnight without that refreshment of blessed oblivion which, even if it only lasts twenty minutes, is sufficient to renew all the vital forces.

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.

It is conceivable that I might well be reborn as a Chinese coolie. In such case I should lodge a protest.