Pessimism Is The One Ism

Our Sufferings Have Taught Us That No Nation Is Sufficient Unto Itself, And That Our Prosperity Depends In The Long Run, Not Upon The Failures Of Our Neighbors But Their Successes.

I Once Played The Chief Part In A Rather Exciting Business Without Ever Once Budging From London . And The Joke Of It Was That The Man Who Went Out To Look For Adventure Only Saw A Bit Of The Game, And I Who Sat In My Chambers Saw It All And Pulled The Strings. 'they Also Serve Who Only Stand And Wait,' You Know.

The Vows We Take In The Holy Place Bind Us Till We Are Purged Of Them At Inanda's Kraal. Till Then No Blood Must Be Shed And No Flesh Eaten. It Was The Fashion Of Our Forefathers.

You May Hear People Say That Submarines Have Done Away With The Battleship, And That Aircraft Have Annulled The Mastery Of The Sea. That Is What Our Pessimists Say. But Do You Imagine That The Clumsy Submarine Or The Fragile Aeroplane Is Really The Last Word Of Science?

You Think That A Wall As Solid As The Earth Separates Civilization From Barbarism. I Tell You The Division Is A Thread, A Sheet Of Glass. A Touch Here, A Push There, And You Bring Back The Reign Of Saturn.