The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals.
“I think wine is such a big universe that it's kind of like food - it's intimidating to a lot of people, myself included.”
“It will be quite satisfactory if you open them gradually, as the circumstances may require; but the President assures you that this will not be the case if you make a treaty with England first.”