“There is no avoiding war it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.”
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The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love.
A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.