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.

If you open that Pandora's Box you never know what Trojan 'orses will jump out.

Foreign policy isn't something that is great and big, it's common sense and humanity as it applies to my affairs and yours.

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

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

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

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.