No war is inevitable until it breaks out.

If men are to respect each other for what they are, they must cease to respect each other for what they own.

Freedom does not always win. This is one of the bitterest lessons of history.

Manchester has everything but good looks..., the only place in England which escapes our characteristic vice of snobbery.

The Foreign Office knows no secrets.

When I write I have no loyalty except to historical truth as I see it and care no more about British achievements and mistakes than any other.

A master of improvised speech and improvised policies.