I have been judged to be a pessimist but what abyss of ignorance and low egoism is not hidden in one who thinks that Man is the god of himself and that his future can only be triumphant?
Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war.
In war you win or lose live or die - and the difference is just an eyelash.
In war there is no substitute for victory.
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
There is no reason to repeat bad history.
There were various turning points, but the main one at the beginning was...
Look into the heavens and say, “It’s my turn to make history.
