One of my predecessors is said to have observed that in making his decisions he had to operate like a football quarterback - he could not very well call the next play until he saw how the last play turned out. Well, that may be a good way to run a football team, but in these days it is no way to run a government.

Good and decent people must be protected and persuaded by gentle means, but the rabble must be led by terror.

One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.

The secret of great battles consists in knowing how to deploy and concentrate at the right time.

Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.

I don't believe that government is good at picking technology, particularly technology that is changing. By the time you get it done and go through democracy, it's so outdated.