We and you ought not pull on the ends of a rope in which you have tied the knots of war. Because the more the two of us pull the tighter the knot will be tied. And then it will be necessary to cut that knot, and what that would mean is not for me to explain to you. I have participated in two wars and know that war ends when it has rolled through cities and villages, everywhere sowing death and destruction. For such is the logic of war. If people do not display wisdom they will clash like blind moles and then mutual annihilation will commence.

We must select a smaller number of standard designs .. and conduct our mass building programs using only these designs over the course of, say, five years .. a…

Kennedy: We have enough missiles to blow you [USSR] up thirty times over. Khrushchev: We have enough to blow you up only once, but that will be enough for us.

Historians are the most powerful and dangerous members of any society. They must be watched carefully... They can spoil everything.

But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.

There can be no country or dignity without unity of the people, and there can be no unity without agreement, and there can be no agreement without conciliation…

There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile for us to continue talking peace and non-violence - against a government whose only reply is savag…