“Those who would sacrifice a generation to realize an ideal are the enemies of mankind.”

Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a God, but never without belief in a devil.

Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.

There is a tendency to judge a race, a nation or any distinct group by its leastworthy members.

Communists are frustrated capitalists.

The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor’s shortcomings as he is of his own.

A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority.

The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.

We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.

To change everything, simply change your attitude.

Jesus was not a Christian, nor was Marx a Marxist.

When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.

Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.

There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.

The history of this country was made largely by people who wanted to be left alone. Those who could not thrive when left to themselves never felt at ease in America.

Children are the keys of paradise.

Add a few drops of venom to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.

When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.

No sacrifice which a lover would make for his beloved is too great for us to make for our enemy.

The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies

America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests

If we must have an enemy at the head of government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible.

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There is too much fraternizing with the enemy.