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Clausewitz, Karl von
1780–1831
1780–1831
1
War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.
commonly rendered as "War is the continuation of politics by other means"
War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.
commonly rendered as "War is the continuation of politics by other means"
On War
(1832–4) bk. 8, ch. 6, sect. B
Clay, Henry
1777–1852
1777–1852
1
The gentleman [Josiah Quincy] can not have forgotten his own sentiment, uttered even on the floor of this House, "peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must".
I had rather be right than be President.
to Senator Preston of South Carolina, 1839
The gentleman [Josiah Quincy] can not have forgotten his own sentiment, uttered even on the floor of this House, "peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must".
speech in Congress, 8 January 1813.
I had rather be right than be President.
to Senator Preston of South Carolina, 1839
attributed; S. W. McCall
Life of Thomas Brackett Reed
(1914) ch. 14
Clayton, Philip "Tubby"
1885–1972
1885–1972
1
chairman
: What is service?
candidate
: The rent we pay for our room on earth.
admission ceremony of Toc H, a society founded after the First World War to provide Christian fellowship and social service
chairman
: What is service?
candidate
: The rent we pay for our room on earth.
admission ceremony of Toc H, a society founded after the First World War to provide Christian fellowship and social service
Tresham Lever
Clayton of Toc H
(1971)
Cleaver, Eldridge
1935–98
1935–98
1
What we're saying today is that you're either part of the solution or you're part of the problem.
What we're saying today is that you're either part of the solution or you're part of the problem.
speech in San Francisco, 1968
Cleland, John
1710–89
1710–89
1
Truth! stark naked truth, is the word.
Truth! stark naked truth, is the word.
Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure
a.k.a.
Fanny Hill
(1749) vol. 1
Clemenceau, Georges
1841–1929
1841–1929
1
War is too serious a matter to entrust to military men.
My home policy: I wage war; my foreign policy: I wage war. All the time I wage war.
It is easier to make war than to make peace.
War is too serious a matter to entrust to military men.
attributed to Clemenceau, but also to Briand and Talleyrand
My home policy: I wage war; my foreign policy: I wage war. All the time I wage war.
speech to French Chamber of Deputies, 8 March 1918
It is easier to make war than to make peace.
speech at Verdun, 20 July 1919
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