No democracy has ever long survived the failure of its adherents to be ready to die for it. My own conviction is this, the people must either go on or go under.
Death is the most convenient time to tax rich people.
Peace must be framed on so equitable a basis, that the nations would not wish to disturb it . . . so that the confidence of the German people shall be put in the equity of their cause and not in the might of their armies.
If the people really knew [the truth] the war would be stopped tomorrow. But of course they don't know and can't know.