I had no idea of the enormous and unquestionably helpful part that humbug plays in the social life of great peoples dwelling in a state of democratic freedom.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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Eating words has never given me indigestion.

Eating words has never given me indigestion.

Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.

Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.

To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.

In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and...

In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and...

No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of...

No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of...

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that...

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that...

There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies.

There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies.

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.

No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but...

No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but...

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard...

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard...

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is...

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is...

Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.

Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.

Courage is rightly considered the foremost of the virtues, for upon it, all others depend.

Courage is rightly considered the foremost of the virtues, for upon it, all others depend.

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

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

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

I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this...

I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this...

The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are...

The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are...

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice...

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice...

In all nations an exceptional man exists that compensates the deficiencies of the remainder. In...

In all nations an exceptional man exists that compensates the deficiencies of the remainder. In...