"Man cannot create the current of events. He can only float with it and steer."

"A statesman cannot create anything, he must wait and listen until he hears the footsteps of God sounding through events, and then spring and seize the hem of His garment."

"The whole of Europe today is a powder keg and the leaders are like men smoking in an arsenal... A single spark will set off an explosion that will consume us all."

"Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping."

"To retain the existing state of things, one must be master of the sword."