“It is difficult for me to imagine what "personal liberty" the unemployed can have who go hungry and cannot find utilization of their labor.”

“To slacken the tempo...would mean falling behind. And those who fall behind get beaten.”

“There are on occasions, as we know, when resources are abundant, but they are expended so incompetently that the advantage is nullified.”

“This creature softened my heart of stone. She died and with her died my last warm feelings for humanity.”

“The rich experience of history teaches that up to now not a single class has voluntarily made way for another class.”

“Nobody wants to intervene in Russian affairs. Russia is a very large country, a very old country, a very disagreeable country inhabited by immense numbers of ignorant people largely possessed of lethal weapons and in a state of extreme disorder. Also Russia is a long way off.”

“That long (Canadian) frontier from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, guarded only by neighbourly respect and honourable obligations, as an example to every country and a pattern for the future of the world.”

“Everybody has always underrated the Russians. They keep their own secrets alike from foe and friends.”