A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take that risk because a little is as much as our biggest heads can hold.

A thing that nobody believes cannot be proved too often.

The educated man is a greater nuisance than the uneducated one.

The notion that disarmament can put a stop to war is contradicted by the nearest dogfight.

The truth sticks in our throats with all the sauces it is served with: it will never go down until we take it without any sauce at all.

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

The art of manipulating public opinion, which is a necessary art for the democratic politician, and, like other arts, is sometimespractised with greater virtuosity by knaves than by honest men (who are apt to disdain it), has a different technique in different countries. For instance, in England we excel in whitewashing: in America they excel in tarring and feathering. We strain our nerves and stretch our consciences to avoid a scandal: Americans do the same to make one.