"The only way to avoid war is to be strong enough to deter it."

"The statesman's task is to hear God's footsteps marching through history, and to try and catch on to His coattails as He marches past."

"The main thing is to make an alliance with Russia."

"Man cannot create the current of events. He can only float with it and steer."

"When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice."