“Politicians are like dogs... Their life expectancy is too short for a commitment to be bearable”

“Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.”

“The war is just when the intention that causes it to be undertaken is just. The will is therefore the principle element that must be considered, not the means... He who intends to kill the guilty sometimes faultlessly shed the blood of the innocents...'In short, the end justifies the means.”

“The issues are too important to be left for the voters.”

“Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There is too much fraternizing with the enemy.”

“Don't be too ambitious. Do the most important thing you can think of doing every year and then your career will take care of itself.”

“A turbulent history has taught Chinese leaders that not every problem has a solution and that too great an emphasis on total mastery over specific events could upset the harmony of the universe.”