The Worse The Troops The Greater The

The Torment Of Precautions Often Exceeds The Dangers To Be Avoided. It Is Sometimes Better To Abandon One's Self To Destiny.

Nothing Is More Difficult, And Therefore More Precious, Than To Be Able To Decide.

A Man Made For Public Life And Authority Never Takes Account Of Personalities; He Only Takes Account Of Things, Of Their Weight And Their Conseqences.

Posterity Will Talk Of Washington As The Founder Of A Great Empire, When My Name Shall Be Lost In The Vortex Of Revolution.

You Would Make A Ship Sail Against The Winds And Currents By Lighting A Bonfire Under Her Decks? I Have No Time For Such Nonsense.