I cannot prevent the French from being French

Betting against gold is the same as betting on governments. He who bets on governments and government money bets against 6,000 years of recorded human history.

When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time.

Genius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.

China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.