The main vice of capitalism is the uneven distribution of prosperity. The main vice of socialism is the even distribution of misery.

In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.

There is no purpose in living where there is nothing to do.

We Shall come through! We cannot tell when, we cannot tell how, but we shall come through.

English literature is a glorious inheritance which is open to all - there are no barriers, no coupons, and no restrictions. In the English language and in its great writers there are great riches and treasures, of which, of course, the Bible and Shakespeare stand along on the highest platform.

The tank was originally invented to clear a way for the infantry in the teeth of machine-gun fire. Now it is the infantry who will have to clear a way for the tanks.

There is a forgotten, nay almost forbidden word, which means more to me than any other. That word is England.