Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.
Sir Winston Churchill
Never give innever, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
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So they the Government go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent.
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For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else.
Here is the answer which I will give to President Roosevelt.. 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.
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We shall not fail or falter we shall not weaken or tire.. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.
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Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash.
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Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.
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I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this Government 'I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.
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Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.
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It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
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Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.
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It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
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The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.
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Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.
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