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.

Now at last the slowly gathered, long-pent-up fury of the storm broke upon us. Four or five millions of men met each other in the first shock of the most merciless of all the wars of which record has been kept.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

The test of real character is what a man does when he is tired.

Baldwin thought Europe was a bore, and Chamberlain thought it was only a greater Birmingham.

Life is fraught with opportunities to keep your mouth shut.

The soul of freedom is deathless; it cannot, and will not perish.