[it] Is The Interest As Well As

So Natural To Man Is The Practice Of Violence That Our Indulgence Allows The Slightest Provocation, The Most Disputable Right, As A Sufficient Ground Of National Hostility.

The Courage Of A Soldier Is Found To Be The Cheapest And Most Common Quality Of Human Nature.

[peace] Cannot Be Honorable Or Secure, If The Sovereign Betrays A Pusillanimous Aversion To War.

It Was No Longer Esteemed Infamous For A Roman To Survive His Honor And Independence.

And The Winds And The Waves Are Always On The Side Of The Ablest Navigators.