There never has been a war yet which, if the facts had been put calmly before the ordinary folk, could not have been prevented ... The common man, I think, is the great protection against war.

Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat.

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

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

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.

There has been great excitement at the prospect that this atomic bomb or atomic energy is likely to produce great industrial energy very quickly, I do not believe it at all.