Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.

The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office.

The Iraqi is really not whacky toady, perhaps, even tacky. When they gave him the word, he gave us the bird and joined with the Arabs, by cracky!

Great Britain has lost an Empire and not yet found a role. The attempt to playa separate power rolethat is, a role apart from Europe, based on a special relationship with the United States, on being the head of the Commonwealthis about to be played out. Her Majesty's Government is now attempting, wisely in my opinion, to re-enter Europe.

I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured.

[President Truman] was free of the greatest vice in a leader, his ego never came between him and his job.

The defensive perimeter [of the United States in East Asia] runs along the Aleutians to Japan and then goes to the Ryukyus.