The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.

It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.

Unless some effective supranational government can be set up and brought quickly into action, the prospects of peace and human progress are dark and doubtful.

The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.

Democracy is the best form of the worst type of government.

The United States stands at the pinnacle of world power. This is a solemn moment for the American democracy. For with primacy in power is joined an awe-inspiring accountability for the future.