I would tell myself that I was about to address the largest mass assembly of idiots ever gathered in the history of mankind.

No one can understand history without continually relating the long periods which are constantly mentioned to the experiences of our own short lives.

You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than live as slaves.

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

The Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin. Upon this battle depends the future of Christian civilisation.

It is easier to give directions than advice, and more agreeable to have the right to act, even in a limited sphere, than the privilege to talk at large.

If Britain must choose between Europe and the open sea, she must always choose the open sea.