I always seem to get inspiration and renewed vitality by contact with this great novel land of yours which sticks up out of the Atlantic.
From Winston Churchill
We are all worms. But I believe that I am a glow-worm.
We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.
Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.
Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.
I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.
The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst.
If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way toward one another.
If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.
The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning.
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