When the missionaries first came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said, “Let us pray.” We closed our eyes. When we opened them, we had the Bible and they had the land.

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

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.

All of life is a foreign country.

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

To need to dominate others is to need others. The commander is dependent.

When you name yourself, you always name another.

“Abroad,” that large home of ruined reputations.

This is not a clash between civilizations. It is a clash about civilization.

Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.

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

I do desire we may be better strangers.

Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.