There is only one possible settlement – war! It has got to come … The difficulty is in the occasion and not the job itself, that is very easily done and I think nothing of the bogies and difficulties of settling South Africa afterwards. You will find a very different tone and temper when the center of unrest is dealt with.
I feel more sure that the end is nearing than I do what kind of end it will be.
If we believe a thing to be bad, and if we have a right to prevent it, it is our duty to try to prevent it and damn the consequences.