They Wanted Me To Be A Washington.

What Is The Government? Nothing, Unless Supported By Opinion.

A Soul You Say? Give My Pocketwatch To A Savage And He'll Think It Has A Soul.

Chess Is Too Difficult To Be A Game And Not Serious Enough To Be A Science Or An Art.

Artillery Is More Essential To Cavalry Than To Infantry, Because Cavalry Has No Fire For Its Defence, But Depends On The Sabre.

The Keys Of A Fortress Are Always Well Worth The Retirement Of The Garrison When It Is Resolved To Yield Only On Those Conditions. On This Principle It Is Always Wiser To Grant An Honorable Capitulation To A Garrison Which Has Made A Vigorous Resistance Than To Risk An Assault.