Should it not, this essentially producing country, search all parts of the globe and seek to fight with other nations, by exploring in advance the co… - Henri Alexis Brialmont

A man of struggle and controversy, discussed and often vilified by the small press, I have always been an embarrassment to those who have employed me. My character and my faults are not an obstacle to my useful service in the active army, but they will make me ill-suited to fulfill the duties of the King's aide-de-camp which require extreme reserve and prudence.

The best way to create opportunities is to send, from time to time, expeditions to countries with which there is a chance to establish commercial relations.

He desires a strong Belgium so that his wealth ceases to arouse envy among his neighbors; he also desires her to be strong, so that she can increase her heritage, float her flag on the seas, settle on distant beaches.