You can always rely on America to do the right thing -- once it has exhausted the alternatives.

A single glass of champagne imparts a feeling of exhilaration. The nerves are braced; the imagination is stirred, the wits become more nimble.

The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst.

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.

No matter. The dead bird does not leave the nest.

To secure your historical standing, be sure you are the first to write about it.

Civilisation will not last, freedom will not survive, peace will not be kept, unless a very large majority of mankind unite together to defend them and show themselves possessed of a constabulary power before which barbaric and atavistic forces will stand in awe.