The utter helplessness of a conquered people is perhaps the most tragic feature of a civil war or any other sort of war.
“I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both.”
“Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.”