A Statesman Who Keeps His Ear Permanently

I Think That This Is The First War In History That On The Morrow The Victors Sued For Peace And The Vanquished Called For Unconditional Surrender.

Our Intention To Regard The Closing Of The Straits As A Casus Belli Was Communicated...to The Foreign Ministers Of Those States Which Had Supported International Navigation In The Straits In 1957 And Thereafter. There Can Be No Doubt That These Warnings Reached Cairo. One Thing Was Now Clear. If Nasser Imposed A Blockade, The Explosion Would Ensue Not From 'miscalculation', But From An Open-eyed And Conscious Readiness For War.

Playing The Game I Have Learned The Meaning Of Humility. It Has Given Me An Understanding Of Futility Of The Human Effort.

History Teaches Us That Men And Nations Behave Wisely Once They Have Exhausted All Other Alternatives.

It Is Our Experience That Political Leaders Do Not Always Mean The Opposite Of What They Say.