“Yes, hope is a strange thing. Peace at last. But at what price?”
“The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.”
“If we hope for any kind of lasting peace or balance during transition, we must go for the root.”
“And I said, 'That last thing is what you can't get, Carlo. Nobody can get to that last thing. We keep on living in hopes of catching it once and for all.”
“Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.”
“It's often said that life is strange, ah yes, but compared to what?”