Statesman · English · 1874 – 1965 · 169 quotes
A joke is a very serious thing.
Winston Churchill
Statesman · English · 1874 – 1965
I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over I shall confine myself entirely to writing and painting.
Never, never, never give up.
We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
There is no such thing as a good tax.
If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would be such that anything which attempted to fly would be set on fire.
I was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment, failed to express her unflinching resolve to fight and conquer, I should at once have been rightly cast aside.
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!
For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself.
