To him who looks upon the world rationally, the world in its turn presents a rational aspect. The relation is mutual.

Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help.

It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in providence, than to see their real import or value.

What experience and history teach is this - that nations and governments have never learned anything from history, or acted upon any lessons they might have dr…