Always remember, a cat looks down on man, a dog looks up to man, but a pig will look man right in the eye and see his equal.

History's villains are more easily recognized in retrospect. In an article published in 1935 and reprinted in 1937, Winston Churchill expressed a curious ambivalence towards the German chancellor prior to the outbreak of war: We cannot tell whether Hitler will be the man who will once again let loose upon the world another war in which civilization will irretrievably succumb, or whether he will go down in history as the man who restored honour and peace of mind to the great Germanic nation. . . .

There is only one duty, only one safe course, and that is to try to be right and not to fear to do or say what you believe to be right. That is the only way to deserve and to win the confidence of our great people in these days of trouble.

Life is a test and this world a place of trial. Always the problems - or it may be the same problem - will be presented to every generation in different forms.

There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.

I do not resent criticism, even when for the sake of emphasis; it parts for the time with reality.

I liked wine, both red and white, and especially Champagne; and on very special occasions I could even drink a small glass of brandy.