I have lived seventy-eight years without hearing of bloody places like Cambodia.

If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best grace possible.

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

Personally I think that private property has a right to be defended. Our civilisation is built up on property, and can only be defended by private property.

There are few virtues that the Poles do not possess and there are few errors they have ever avoided.

What a fool I have been!

Strategy is all very well, but it pays to give thought from time to time to the results.