The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those...

Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those...

Advertising mourishes the consuming power of men. It sets up before a man the goal...

Advertising mourishes the consuming power of men. It sets up before a man the goal...

It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed...

It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed...

If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil...

If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil...

Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.

Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy...

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy...

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the...

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the...

Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest...

Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest...

A joke is a very serious thing.

A joke is a very serious thing.

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the...

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the...

Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.

Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to...

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to...

I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the ordeal...

I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the ordeal...

Without a measureless and perpetual uncertainty, the drama of human life would be destroyed.

Without a measureless and perpetual uncertainty, the drama of human life would be destroyed.

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

History is written by the victors.

History is written by the victors.

If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best...

If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best...

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When...

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When...

I work in whatever medium likes me at the moment.

I work in whatever medium likes me at the moment.

I'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the...

I'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the...

The trouble with radicals is that they only read radical literature, and the trouble with...

The trouble with radicals is that they only read radical literature, and the trouble with...

Politics and war are remarkably similar situations.

Politics and war are remarkably similar situations.