War Is Horrible, But Slavery Is Worse.

Everyone Threw The Blame On Me ... They Nearly Always Do. I Suppose ... They Think I Shall Be Able To Bear It Best.

Why Should There Not Be A European Group Which Could Give A Sense Of Enlarged Patriotism And Common Citizenship To The Distracted Peoples Of This Turbulent And Mighty Continent? And Why Should It Not Take Its Rightful Place With Other Great Groupings And Help To Shape The Onward Destinies Of Men?

Life Is A Test And This World A Place Of Trial.

... I Think It Would Be So Much Better For Me To Learn Something Which Would Be Useful To Me In The Army, As Well As Affording Me Exercise And Amusement.

If I Stay On For The Time Being, Bearing The Burden At My Age, It Is Not Because Of Love For Power Or Office. I Have Had An Ample Share Of Both. If I Stay It Is Because I Have A Feeling That I May, Through Things That Have Happened, Have An Influence About What I Care About Above All Else, The Building Of A Sure And Lasting Peace.