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"My mind is a chest of drawers. When I wish to deal with a subject, I shut all the drawers but the one in which the subject is to be found. When I am wearied, I shut all the drawers and go to sleep."
"I like honest men of all colors."
"I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest."
"Those who have changed the universe have never done it by changing officials, but always by inspiring the people."
"We often get in quicker by the back door than by the front."
"Great battles are won with artillery."
"Act swiftly and vigorously, without 'buts' and 'ifs'."
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."
"Strategy is the art of making use of time and space. I am less concerned about the later than the former. Space we can recover, lost time never."
"Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress."
"A throne is only a bench covered with velvet."
"The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know."
"Give me an educated mother, I shall promise you the birth of a civilized, educated nation"
"Lead the ideas of your time and they will accompany and support you; fall behind them and they drag you along with them; oppose them and they will overwhelm you."
"The Jews are the master robbers of the modern age."
"The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies."
"Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide."
"The secret of war lies in the communications."
"Women are nothing but machines for producing children."
"The only victory over love is flight."