Once I leave, I leave. I am not going to speak to the man on the bridge, and I am not going to spit on the deck.

I am one of those who would rather sink with faith than swim without it.

The attainment of an ideal is often the beginning of a disillusion.

I think it is well . . . for the man in the street to realise there is no power on earth that can protect him from bombing, whatever people may tell him. The bomber will always get through. The only defence is in offence, which means that you have to kill more women and children more quickly than the enemy if you want to save yourselves.

The work of a Prime Minister is the loneliest job in the world.

I am a man of peace. I am longing and working and praying for peace, but I will not surrender the safety and security of the British constitution. You placed me in power eighteen months ago by the largest majority accorded to any party for many, many years. Have I done anything to forfeit that confidence? Cannot you trust me to ensure a square deal to secure even justice between man and man?

The world was never more unsafe for democracy then it is today.