Two nations divided by a common language.

A joke is a very serious thing.

It is conceivable that I might well be reborn as a Chinese coolie. In such case I should lodge a protest.

The English know how to make the best of things. Their so-called muddling through is simply skill at dealing with the inevitable.

With the end of the Victorian era, we passed into what I feel I must call the terrible 20th century

If the British Empire is fated to pass from life into history, we must hope it will not be by the slow process of dispersion and decay, but in some supreme exertion for freedom, for right and for truth.

The United States is like a gigantic boiler. Once the fire is lit under it, there's no limit to the power it can generate.