A politician needs 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.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of...

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of...

Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it.

Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it.

If you go on with this nuclear arms race, all you are going to do...

If you go on with this nuclear arms race, all you are going to do...

The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no...

The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no...

No one ever finds life worth living - one has to make it worth living

No one ever finds life worth living - one has to make it worth living

I have never developed indigestion from eating my words.

I have never developed indigestion from eating my words.

Freedom is not a matter of choice, it is a destined path, an undying yearning...

Freedom is not a matter of choice, it is a destined path, an undying yearning...

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...

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what...

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what...

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English.

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English.

My education was interrupted only by my schooling

My education was interrupted only by my schooling

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule to never criticize or attack...

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule to never criticize or attack...

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if...

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if...

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain...

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain...

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what...

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what...

In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take...

In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take...

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it...

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it...

We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like...

We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like...

The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with...

The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with...

As a rule of thumb, Congressional legislation that is bipartisan is usually twice as bad...

As a rule of thumb, Congressional legislation that is bipartisan is usually twice as bad...