[Winston Churchill] never spares himself in conversation. He gives himself so generously that hardly anyone else is permitted to give anything in his presence.
Virtue is its own punishment.
The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away.
The Tories, every election, must have a bogy man. If you haven't got a programme, a bogy man will do.
Why should I question the monkey when I can question the organ grinder.
In Germany democracy died by the headman's axe. In Britain it can be by pernicious anaemia.