When you come into the presence of a leader of men, you know that you have come into the presence of fire - that it is best not uncautiously to touch that man - that there is something that makes it dangerous to cross him.

An evident principleis the principle of justice to all peoples and nationalities, and their right to live on equal terms of liberty and safety with one another, whether they be strong or weak.

Great statesmen seem to direct and rule by a sort of power to put themselves in the place of the nation over which they are set, and may thus be said to possess the souls of poets at the same time they display the coarser sense and the more vulgar sagacity of practical men of business.

There is little for the great part of the history of the world except the bitter tears of pity and the hot tears of wrath.

Let it be your pride to show all men everywhere not only what good soldiers you are, but also what good men you are.

I am so glad that I am young, so that I may give my youth to you.

As compared with the college politician, the real article seems like an amateur.