Interest does not bind men together. Interest separates men
We are not men because we have skill of hand, but we are men because we have elevation of spirit.
There is only one thing that can bind peoples together and that is a common devotion to right.
It takes a real man to subordinate himself.
Good will is the forerunner of trade, and trade is the great amicable instrument of the world on that account.
It takes a real soldier to know that unity of command is the secret of success, and that unity of command did swing the power of the nations...
The peoples of the world want peace and they want it now, not merely by conquest of arms but by agreement of mind.
The stern covenanter tradition that is behind me sends many an echo down the years.
It wars perfectly natural to break this precedent, natural because the demand for intimate conference took precedence over every other duty.
I am perfectly aware that I have in me all the insurgent elements of the human race.
The harness of precedent is sometimes a very sad and harassing trammel.