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In this age of the rule of brute force, it is almost impossible for anyone to believe that any one read more
In this age of the rule of brute force, it is almost impossible for anyone to believe that any one else could possibly reject the law of the final supremacy of brute force.
When force is necessary, it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; read more
When force is necessary, it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a maneuver, the blow with an agreement.
Don't force things..they will happen quite nicely on their own
Don't force things..they will happen quite nicely on their own
Right reason is stronger than force.
Right reason is stronger than force.
Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob
Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small read more
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will read more
There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.
Force always attracts men of low morality, and I believe it to be an invariable rule that tyrants of genius read more
Force always attracts men of low morality, and I believe it to be an invariable rule that tyrants of genius are succeeded by scoundrels.
Beneath the ivory
towers of Harvard
are the catacombs
in which a hundred
thousand mice are caged.
Beneath the ivory
towers of Harvard
are the catacombs
in which a hundred
thousand mice are caged.