 Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance. |
| There is such a thing as legitimate warfare: war has its laws; there are things which may fairly be done, and things which may not be done. |
| Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish. |
| Nothing would be done at all if one waited until one could do it so well that no one could find fault with it. |
| We can believe what we choose. We are answerable for what we choose to believe. |
| In this world no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are no hero; to be powerful, you must be strong, and to have dominion you must have a genius for organizing. |
| It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing. |
| From the age of fifteen, dogma has been the fundamental principle of my religion: I know no other religion; I cannot enter into the idea of any other sort of religion; religion, as a mere sentiment, is to me a dream and a mockery. |
| If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards. |
| Calculation never made a hero. |
