If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds.... I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.

Our hour is marked, and no one can claim a moment of life beyond what fate has predestined.

No one but myself can be blamed for my fall. I have been my own greatest enemy-the cause of my own disastrous fate.

Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.

It is yet to be decided whether the Revolution must ultimately be considered as a blessing or a curse: a blessing or a curse, not to the present age alone, for with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved.

The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.