...to win by one is enough.

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

The old wars were decided by their episodes rather than by their tendencies. In this war, the tendencies are far more important than the episodes.

One ought to be just before one is generous

Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.

Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.

It is with deep grief I watch the clattering down of the British Empire with all its glories and all the services it has rendered to mankind.