One's nativity is not of his own choosing, but whatever it may be, it is entitled to respect and all nations have honorable place in the world's family.

Permanent superiority has never been realized by any nation in history. After the rise comes the fall.

In the clashes between ignorance and intelligence, ignorance is generally the aggressor.

The higher the general average of intelligence, all things else being equal, the less the disposition to be meddlesome, critical, and overbearing.

To attempt to superimpose its views through the exercise of force, is seldom the part of intelligence it is frequently the part of ignorance.