I believe firmly that it was the Almighty's goodness, to check my consummate vanity.
Lord MountbattenIt never entered my father's mind nor my mind ever to do a job other than at one's best ability.
Lord MountbattenI can't think of a more wonderful thanksgiving for the life I've had than that everyone should be jolly at my funeral.
Lord MountbattenAs a military man who has given half a century of active service I say in all sincerity that the nuclear arms race has no military purpose. Wars cannot be fought with nuclear weapons. Their existence only adds to our perils because of the illusions they have generated. There are powerful voices around the world who still give credence to the old Roman precept - if you desire peace, prepare for war. This is absolute nuclear nonsense.
Lord Mountbatten