No One Can Understand History Without Continually

It Is All True, Or It Ought To Be; And More And Better Besides.

The Arts Are Essen­tial To Any Com­plete National Life. The State Owes It To Itself To Sus­tain And Encour­age Them. [...] Ill Fares The Race Which Fails To Salute The Arts With The Rev­er­ence And Delight Which Are Their Due.

Some People Did Not Like This Ceremonious Style. But After All When You Have To Kill A Man It Costs Nothing To Be Polite.

If You Will Not Fight For Right When You Can Easily Win Without Bloodshed; If You Will Not Fight When Your Victory Will Be Sure And Not Too Costly; You May Come To The Moment When You Will Have To Fight With All Odds Against You And Only A Precarious Chance Of Survival. There May Be Even A Worse Fate, You May Have To Fight When There Is No Hope Of Victory, Because It Is Better To Perish Than To Live As Slaves.

If Britain Must Choose Between Europe And The Open Sea, She Must Always Choose The Open Sea.