We are all functioning at a small fraction of our capacity.

And do not suppose that this is the end. This is only the beginning of the reckoning. This is only the first sip, the first foretaste of a bitter cup which will be proffered to us year by year unless by a supreme recovery of moral health and martial vigour, we arise again and take our stand for freedom as in the olden time.

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

I am sorry to have made such a long speech, but I did not have time to write a shorter one.

Mr. Chamberlain loves the working man, he loves to see him work.

Writing ... it begins as an amusement, then it becomes a mistress, then a master, and finally a tyrant.

The price of greatness is responsibility.