Bad Beginnings, Bad Endings.

Under The Influence Of Fear, Which Always Leads Men To Take A Pessimistic View Of Things, They Magnified Their Enemies' Resources, And Minimized Their Own.

Men Are Only Clever At Shifting Blame From Their Own Shoulders To Those Of Others.

Nowhere Are Our Calculations More Frequently Upset Than In War.

Truth, They Say, Is But Too Often In Difficulties, But Is Never Finally Suppressed.

The Populace Is Like The Sea Motionless In Itself, But Stirred By Every Wind, Even The Lightest Breeze.