Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck.

Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck.

Any government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck."

[On Water]

Since governments take the right of death over their people, it is not astonishing if the people should sometimes take the right of death over governments."

[On Water]

Conversation. What is it? A Mystery! It's the art of never seeming bored, of touching everything with interest, of pleasing with trifles, of being fascinating with nothing at all.

Everything is false, everything is possible, everything is doubtful.