I've been & am absurdly over-estimated. There are no supermen & I'm quite ordinary, & will say so whatever the artistic results. In that point I'm one of the few people who tell the truth about myself.

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The printing press is the greatest weapon in the armoury of the modern commander.

The printing press is the greatest weapon in the armoury of the modern commander.

To have news value is to have a tin can tied to one's tail.

To have news value is to have a tin can tied to one's tail.

Some of the evil of my tale may have been inherent in our circumstances. For...

Some of the evil of my tale may have been inherent in our circumstances. For...

All the revision in the world will not save a bad first draft: for the...

All the revision in the world will not save a bad first draft: for the...

There could be no honor in sure success, but much might be wrested from a...

There could be no honor in sure success, but much might be wrested from a...

It seemed that rebellion must have an unassailable base, something guarded not merely from attack,...

It seemed that rebellion must have an unassailable base, something guarded not merely from attack,...

The people of England have been led in Mesopotamia into a trap from which it...

The people of England have been led in Mesopotamia into a trap from which it...

All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses...

All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses...

This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought.

This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought.

Men have looked upon the desert as barren land, the free holding of whoever chose;...

Men have looked upon the desert as barren land, the free holding of whoever chose;...

To me an unnecessary action, or shot, or casualty, was not only waste but sin.

To me an unnecessary action, or shot, or casualty, was not only waste but sin.

Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like...

Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like...

The Beduin could not look for God within him: he was too sure that he...

The Beduin could not look for God within him: he was too sure that he...

Isn't it true that the fault of birth rests somewhat on the child? I believe...

Isn't it true that the fault of birth rests somewhat on the child? I believe...