The automatic machine, whatever we thinkof any feelings it may or may not have, is the precise economic equivalent of the slave.
What we learn from History is that no one learns from History
A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
Even the most favorable outcome of the war will never lead to the decomposition of the main forces of Russia, which is based on millions of Russian. . . The latter, even if they break up international treaties, just as quickly re-connect with each other, like pieces of a particle of mercury.
When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
In the national security establishment, it is somewhat frowned upon for people to take extremely harsh partisan roles in campaigns.
But if I was still trying to be in Guns N' Roses while I wasn't in the band. . . I wouldn't want to maintain an image like that.
Everybody has to solve that "meaning of life" and purpose question for themselves. Everybody does it their own way. I think you have to be thoughtful about the way that you're doing it. So I describe it as purpose. If you can think about leading a purposeful life - not just an accumulation but you actually make the world a better place - then I think in the grand scheme of the universe, that that explains our existence. If not, we're just passing through. We're grains of sand and we're blowing in the breeze.
Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.