We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle, nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.

More than 80 per cent of the British casualties of the Great War were English. More than 80 per cent of the taxation is paid by the English taxpayers. We are entitled to mention these facts, and to draw authority and courage from them.

Make sure that the beer - four pints a week - goes to the troops under fire before any of the parties in the rear get a drop.

I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.

When a new book appears one should read an old one.

Men often stumble onto the truth but then quickly dust themselves off and hurry away.

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.