I will not pretend that if I had to choose between communism and Nazism I would choose communism.

They [the Labour Party] are not fit to manage a whelk stall.

We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle, nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.

I never slept as soundly as the night following Pearl Harbor. For I knew that The American Race would now be entering the war and it would never be the same.

There is no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out false hopes soon to be swept away. The British people can face peril or misfortune with fortitude and buoyancy, but they bitterly resent being deceived or finding that those responsible for their affairs are themselves dwelling in a fool's paradise.

Today I may way before an awestruck world; I am still master of my fate. I am still captain of my soul.

Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest about.