It may well be that we shall by a process of sublime irony have reached a state in this story where safety will be the sturdy child of terror, and survival the twin brother of annihilation.

Every man should ask himself each day whether he is not too readily accepting negative solutions.

Most of the significant contributions that have been made to society have been made by people who were tired.

We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.

Men and kings must be judged in the testing moments of their lives. Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities, because, as has been said, it is the quality which guarantees all others.

If you put two economists xin a room, you get two opinions, unless one of them is Lord Keynes, in which case you get three opinions.

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