And wherever men are fighting against barbarism, tyranny, and massacre, for freedom, law, and honour, let them remember that the fame of their deeds, even though they themselves be exterminated, may perhaps be celebrated as long as the world rolls round.

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

Maybe" when it seems the entire world is shouting "no!

I have not always been wrong. History will bear me out, particularly as I shall write that history myself.

Never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter.

You know, in war, you don't have to be nice. You only have to be right.

The poodle [Rufus] ate in the dining room with the rest of the [Churchill] family. A cloth was laid for him on the Persian carpet beside the head of the household, and no one else ate until the butler had served Rufus's meal.