That will be a dangerous day.

The horror of war will have a tendency to make many persons in the countries of the Allies accept it.

All the peace folk in the world will say "Accept it!" But if he and his throne and his dynasty and his system be saved, in twenty-five years the whole job must be done over again.

We are settling down to a routine of double work and to an oppression of gloom.

Dead men, dead men, maimed men, the dull gray dread of what may happen next, the impossibility of changing the subject, the monotony of gloom, the consequent dimness of ideals, the overworking of the emotions and the heavy bondage of thought--the days go swiftly: that's one blessing.
The diplomatic work proper brings fewer difficulties than you would guess.