No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess and no matter how good one's sentiments may be if one has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act one's character may remain entirely unaffected for the better.
World history is tragic.
It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended.
In a society which is structured the wrong way piety has no effect.
Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.
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.
