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Secretary of War Stanton used to get out of patience with Lincoln because he was all the time pardoning men who ought to be shot. — Elihu Root

The theoretical postulate of all diplomatic discussion between nations is the assumed willingness of every nation to do justice. — Elihu Root

No nation now sets forth to despoil another upon the avowed ground that it desires the spoils. — Elihu Root

One good reason to only maintain a small circle of friends is that three out of four murders are committed by people who know the victim. — George Carlin

The wolf always charges the lamb with muddying the stream. — Elihu Root

It is only through the power of association that those of any calling exercise due influence in their communities. — Elihu Root

War was forced upon mankind in his original civil and social condition. — Elihu Root

Look for a tree stump in the woods. Compare it to love. — Colette Inez

Boredom is a great catalyst. — Marty Rubin

Men do not fail; they give up trying. — Elihu Root

Honest people, mistakenly believing in the justice of their cause, are led to support injustice. — Elihu Root

In the past, my process would start with a sample of another song, and I'd chop it up and use that as the basis of the song that I was making. — G-Eazy

Moral disarmament is to safeguard the future; material disarmament is to save for the present, that there may be a future to safeguard. — Elihu Root

About half the practice of a decent lawyer is telling would-be clients that they are damned fools and should shut up. — Elihu Root

How now, spirit! Whither wander you? — William Shakespeare

Nobody knows through how many thousands of years fighting men have made a place for themselves while the weak and peaceable have gone to the wall. — Elihu Root

Jan Gies won't need to. He'll let his wife ride piggyback, and then Miep — Anne Frank