“God bless you, suh, for what you done there.” “I don’t believe in God, anymore than I believe in Mother… — Harry Turtledove

Of all the sins in this world, which is more unforgivable than the sin of not having enough money? None I can think of.

Some people had a vested interest in trouble. If it looked as if calm threatened to break out, people like that would do anything they could to thwart it.

A war is a disaster whether you win or you lose—it’s only a worse disaster if you lose.