There is little enough of generosity amongst the nations; none amongst the Orientals.

I have a conviction myself that there is a secret alliance between China and this other Power, a secret and quite possibly an aggressive alliance." Mr.Mervin Brown sat for a few moments deep in thought.

Somehow or other his face had gained in dignity since the beginning of the conversation.
The nervous fear in his eyes had been replaced by a look of deep and solemn anxiety.
"If you are right, Lord Dorminster," he pronounced presently, "the world has rolled backwards these last ten years, and we who have failed to mark its retrogression may have a terrible responsibility thrust upon us." "Politically, I am afraid I agree with you," Nigel replied.

"Only the idealist, and the prejudiced idealist, can ignore the primal elements in human nature and believe that a few lofty sentiments can keep the nations behind their frontiers.

War is a terrible thing, but human life itself is a terrible thing.