You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war.

Men often stumble onto the truth but then quickly dust themselves off and hurry away.

Now at last the slowly gathered, long-pent-up fury of the storm broke upon us. Four or five millions of men met each other in the first shock of the most merciless of all the wars of which record has been kept.

I was not the lion, but it fell to me to give the lion's roar.

I shall endeavor to marshal British opinion against a course of action which would bring in my opinion the greatest evils upon the people of India, upon the people of Great Britain and upon the British Empire itself.

Free speech carries with it the evil of all foolish, unpleasant venomous things that are said but, on the whole, we would rather lump them than do away with them.

I have always had a curious nature; I enjoy learning, but I dislike being taught.