The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.

Everyone threw the blame on me ... they nearly always do. I suppose ... they think I shall be able to bear it best.

The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.

The trade unions are a long-established and essential part of our national life. We take our stand by these pillars of our British society as it has gradually developed and evolved itself, of the right of individual labouring men to adjust their wages and conditions by collective bargaining, including the right to strike.

Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory !!

For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself.

I hate Indians. They are a beastly people with a beastly religion.