The Luxury Of One's Own Opinion.

Faust Complained About Having Two Souls In His Breast, But I Harbor A Whole Crowd Of Them And They Quarrel. It Is Like Being In A Republic.

Anyone Who Has Ever Looked Into The Glazed Eyes Of A Soldier Dying On The Battlefield Will Think Hard Before Starting A War.

With Bad Laws And Good Civil Servants It's Still Possible To Govern. But With Bad Civil Servants Even The Best Laws Can't Help.

The Great Questions Of The Day Will Not Be Settled By Means Of Speeches And Majority Decisions But By Iron And Blood.

The Government Should Cultivate The View Also Among The Propertyless Classes Of The Population, Those Who Are The Most Numerous And The Least Educated, That The State Is Not Only An Institution Of Necessity But Also Of Welfare. By Recognizable And Direct Advantages They Must Be Led To Look Upon The State Not As An Agency Devised Solely For The Protection Of The Better-situated Classes Of Society But Also As One Serving Their Needs And Interests.