"I have always found the word 'Europe' on the lips of those politicians who wanted something from other powers that they dared not demand in their own name."

"The division of the United States into federations of equal force was decided long before the Civil War by the high financial powers of Europe. These bankers were afraid that the United States, if the…"

"A conquering army is always in the right."

"The statesman's task is to hear God's footsteps marching through history, and to try and catch on to His coattails as He marches past."

"The art of governing is not to let the people see how you do it."