Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat.

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.

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

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.

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

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.