You do not lament the loss of hair of one who has been beheaded.
A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.
The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.
Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas.
The people who cast the votes don`t decide an election, the people who count the votes do.
It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.
If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a "peace conference," you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes.
The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic.