What is our task? To make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in.

[The General Staff] maintained three sets of casualty figures, one to fool the public, one to fool the Government and one to fool themselves.

We are fighting Germany, Austria and drink, and as far as I can see, the greatest of these three deadly foes is drink.

Once blood is shed in a national quarrel reason and right are swept aside by the rage of angry men.

He is brilliant - to the top of his boots.

Lucidity of speech is unquestionably one of the surest tests of mental precision...In my experience a confused talker is never a clear thinker.

If you want to succeed in politics you must keep your conscience firmly under control.