“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.”
“A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.”
“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.”
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.”
“One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!”
“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
“An appeaser is like someone feeding a crocodile hoping it will eat them last.”
“Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.”
“If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.”
“Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.”
“A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.”
“When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticise or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.”
“Meeting Franklin Roosevelt was like opening your first bottle of champagne; knowing him was like drinking it.”
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