"The three greatest follies of mankind are: love, ambition, and the desire to govern."

"The man who abandons everything to save his country will not be denied his reward."

"The United States is a nation of shopkeepers, not of soldiers."

"The people who live in the torrid zone are lazy and indolent. They are incapable of governing themselves."

"I have been a soldier for twenty years, and I have never seen a battle won by a committee."