Elections exist for the sake of the House of Commons and not the House of Commons for the sake of elections.

The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.

I love to learn but I do not want to be taught

On 17th July there came to us at Potsdam the eagerly-awaited news of the trial of the atomic bomb in the [New] Mexican desert. Success beyond all dreams crowded this sombre, magnificent venture of our American allies. The detailed reports ... could leave no doubt in the minds of the very few who were informed, that we were in the presence of a new factor in human affairs, and possessed of powers which were irresistible.

Without ships, we cannot live.

Nobody wants to intervene in Russian affairs. Russia is a very large country, a very old country, a very disagreeable country inhabited by immense numbers of ignorant people largely possessed of lethal weapons and in a state of extreme disorder. Also Russia is a long way off.

I pass with relief from the tossing sea of Cause and Theory to the firm ground of Result and Fact.