You don't have to gaze into a crystal ball when you can read an open book.
Reactionary: a man walking backwards with his face to the future.
He [Winston Churchill] is a man suffering from petrified adolescence.
There are two ways of getting into the Cabinet - you can crawl in or kick your way in.
He brings to the fierce struggle of politics the tepid enthusiasm of a lazy summer afternoon at a cricket match.
The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away.