There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies. The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong. The rule which forbids ending a sentence with a preposition is the kind of nonsense up with which I will not put. The problems of victory are more agreeable than the problems of defeat, but they are no less difficult. To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day. Don't take 'no' for an answer, never submit to failure. Do not be fobbed off with mere personal success or acceptance. You will make all kinds of mistakes, but as long as you are generous and true, and also fierce, you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her. She was made to be wooed by youth. Without courage all virtues lose their meaning. I am easily satisfied with the very best. History is written by the victors. He is a modest little man who has a good deal to be modest about. | 
