Now that we are, as you say, 'in the same boat,' would it not be wise for us to have another conference ... and the sooner the better.

Never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

I could not help reflecting that the bullet which had struck the chestnut [horse] had certainly passed within a foot of my head. So at any rate I had been 'under fire.' That was something.

In the past we have had a light which flickered, in the present we have a light which flames, and in the future there will be a light which shines over all the land and sea.

We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty. [Referring to the theory that over-production caused the Depression]

All I want is compliance with my wishes, after reasonable discussion.

In Franklin Roosevelt there died the greatest American friend we have ever known - and the greatest champion of freedom who has ever brought help and comfort from the New World to the Old.