I was very glad that Mr. Attlee described my speeches in the war as expressing the will not only of Parliament but of the whole nation. Their will was resolute and remorseless and, as it proved, unconquerable. It fell to me to express it, and if I found the right words you must remember that I have always earned my living by my pen and by my tongue. It was a nation and race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar.

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.

Power will go to the hands of rascals, rogues, freebooters; all Indian leaders will be of low calibre & men of straw. They will have sweet tongues & silly hearts. They will fight amongst themselves for power & India will be lost in political squabbles. A day would come when even air & water would be taxed in India.

We have not journeyed all this way because we are made of sugar candy.

The people of Asia were slaves, because they had not learned how to pronounce the word 'no'.

The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.