When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
Politics ruins the character.
To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.
No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.