Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life

A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life

The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.

The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.

One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run...

One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run...

He who dares, wins.

He who dares, wins.

Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.

Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.

We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry...

We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry...

A joke is a very serious thing.

A joke is a very serious thing.

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...

Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others.

Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others.

Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful

Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful

I always seem to get inspiration and renewed vitality by contact with this great novel...

I always seem to get inspiration and renewed vitality by contact with this great novel...

Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.

Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.

Never give in.. never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty,...

Never give in.. never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty,...

The Navy can lose us the war, but only the Air Force can win it....

The Navy can lose us the war, but only the Air Force can win it....

I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.

I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.

Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would...

Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would...

When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.

When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.

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...

When you feel like giving up...Don't.

When you feel like giving up...Don't.

These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country...

These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country...