I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.

Land monopoly is not only monopoly, but it is by far the greatest of monopolies; it is a perpetual monopoly, and it is the mother of all other forms of monopoly.

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.

Nothing is won without enthusiasm.

I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents.

Politics is like waking up in the morning. You never know whose head you'll find on the pillow.

The statesman who yields to war fever must realise that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.