Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

Men will forgive a man anything except bad prose.

Personally I think that private property has a right to be defended. Our civilisation is built up on property, and can only be defended by private property.

Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash.

I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.

You do your worst, and we'll do our best.

Watch your actions, they become your habits.