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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To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.

For me to live - part of me must die

For me to live - part of me must die

In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.

In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.

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

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

Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.

Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.

The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of...

The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of...

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...

Great and good are seldom the same man.

Great and good are seldom the same man.

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...

The only guide to man is his conscience; the only shield to his memory is...

The only guide to man is his conscience; the only shield to his memory is...

A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of...

A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of...

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the...

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the...

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.

I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.

What kind of people do they think we are? Is it possible they do not...

What kind of people do they think we are? Is it possible they do not...

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...

When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin.

When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of...

There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of...

We are all worms. But I believe that I am a glow-worm.

We are all worms. But I believe that I am a glow-worm.