Quotes

Not what they want, but what is good for them.

Necessity hath no law.

I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.

I have no desire to make windows into men's souls.

Put your trust in God; but be sure to keep your powder dry.

A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.

We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.

Laws are like sausages. It's better not to see them being made.

Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.

When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.

God has a special providence for fools, drunkards, and the United States of America.

The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.