There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love - every man works his oar voluntarily!
Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
Even the most favorable outcome of the war will never lead to the decomposition of the main forces of Russia, which is based on millions of Russian. . . The latter, even if they break up international treaties, just as quickly re-connect with each other, like pieces of a particle of mercury.
When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
It is manifestly idiotic to believe that Israel, with five million Jewish citizens and one million Arab citizens, will concede to the return of four million refugees. It will not happen. We can wish it, we can think it's just, that it's moral - it will not happen. No country commits suicide.
Never wrestle with pigs. You get dirty and they enjoy it.
What is the biggest public forum in the United States? We were told it's the Super Bowl. The ad shows kids working at blue-collar jobs, and the final statement is just written text: Who's going to pay for the trillion dollar deficit?
If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.