The dictator, in all his pride, is held in the grip of his party machine. He can go forward; he cannot go back. He must blood his hounds and show them sport, or else, like Actaeon of old, be devoured by them. All-strong without, he is all-weak within.

Before America entered the war [WW2] I knew we could not win it, but after she entered I knew we could not lose

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

After a time, civil servants tend to become no longer servants and no longer civil.

We must not lose our faculty to dare, particularly in dark days.

I felt as if I were walking with destiny, and that all my past life had been but a preparation for this hour and for this trial... I thought I knew a good deal about it all, I was sure I should not fail.

When I look round to see how we can win the war, I see that there is only one sure path . . . and that is absolutely devastating, exterminating attack by very heavy bombers from this country upon the Nazi homeland.