All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change.
The only defensible war is a war of defense.
But the wicked passions of men's hearts alone seem strong enough to leave...
The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour whatever he does whoever he is.
