Laws Are Silent In Time Of War.

The Only Excuse For War Is That We May Live In Peace Unharmed.

The Spirit Is The True Self.

If The Truth Were Self-evident, Eloquence Would Be Unnecessary.

The First Law For The Historian Is That He Shall Never Dare Utter An Untruth. The Second Is That He Shall Suppress Nothing That Is True. Moreover, There Shall Be No Suspicion Of Partiality In His Writing, Or Of Malice.

Nothing Is So Great An Adversary To Those Who Make It Their Business To Please As Expectation.