If I Had Been An Italian I

Your Day Will Go The Way The Corners Of Your Mouth Turn.

There Is No Merit In Putting Off A War For A Year If, When It Comes, It Is Far Worse Or Much Harder To Win.

The World, Nature, Human Beings, Do Not Move Like Machines. The Edges Are Never Clear-cut, But Always Frayed. Nature Never Draws A Line Without Smudging It.

Nobody Wants To Intervene In Russian Affairs. Russia Is A Very Large Country, A Very Old Country, A Very Disagreeable Country Inhabited By Immense Numbers Of Ignorant People Largely Possessed Of Lethal Weapons And In A State Of Extreme Disorder. Also Russia Is A Long Way Off.

In Russia A Man Is Called Reactionary If He Objects To Having His Property Stolen And His Wife And Children Murdered.