War is horrible, but slavery is worse.
Success and happiness spring from facing failure after failure with enthusiasm.
In war it does not matter who is right, but who is left.
Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.
You have to run risks. There are no certainties in war. There is a precipice on either side of you - a precipice of caution and a precipice of over-daring.
True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.