There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it does not need to convince others by read more

There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it does not need to convince others by force that it is right.

Force shites upon Reason's Back.

Force shites upon Reason's Back.

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.

Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the humblest imaginable

Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the humblest imaginable

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited.

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited.

The power that is supported by force alone will have cause often to tremble.

The power that is supported by force alone will have cause often to tremble.

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is read more

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting below the intellect.

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force read more

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process.

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.