"I am absolutely independent of all Legations, and refuse to take part in any intrigue, or join any party, and so I ha…"

"He [Vladimir Putin] considers this a proxy war by NATO as well right now, and frankly, in a way, it is."

"All over Russia princes are as plenty as pickpockets in London."

"Governmental prohibitions do always more mischief than had been calculated; and it is not without much hesitation tha…"

"Your mission was, to be a model for all other governments and for all other less favored nations, to adhere to the mo…"

"The democratic principle on which this nation was founded should not be restricted to the political process but shoul…"

"The whole of that Bill [of Rights] is a declaration of the right of the people at large or considered as individuals.…"

"From the day when General Mark Clark flew into Algiers, bringing as an assistant, not a professional soldier but the …"

"Just a word about the current trend. Apparently there is on the part of some of our officers no particular eagerness …"

"In Britain the head of each department is a political appointee, but the no. 2 man is a career officer and it is he w…"