It was like a life-line to a sinking man. It seemed to bring hope where there was none. The generosity of it was beyond our belief.

Civilisation cannot survive if it rests on a propertyless proletariat.

What astounds me about the history of the British Navy is how cheaply we have policed the world for 300 years.

A newspaper has three things to do. One is to amuse, another is to entertain and the rest is to mislead.

If you let that sort of thing go on, your bread and butter will be cut right out from under your feet.

It was like a life-line to a sinking man. It seemed to bring hope where there was none. The generosity of it was beyond our belief.

If the workers see themselves faced with defeat through starvation, they will prefer to go down fighting rather than fainting - and whether or not we leaders agree.