No man has any natural authority over his fellow man.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

I have said this before, but I shall say it again and again and again: your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars.

When you name yourself, you always name another.

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

Africa has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them.

The less intelligent the white man is, the more stupid he thinks the black.

I do desire we may be better strangers.

Intolerance is evidence of impotence.

I want to be the white man’s brother, not his brother-in-law.

Other nations use “force”; we Britons alone use “might.”

Many need no other provocation to enmity than that they find themselves excelled.

The noblest kind of retribution is not to become like your enemy.