If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who...

I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who...

War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin....

War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin....

One does not leave a convivial party before closing time.

One does not leave a convivial party before closing time.

There is only one duty, only one safe course, and that is to try to...

There is only one duty, only one safe course, and that is to try to...

The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.

The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.

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...

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of...

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of...

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...

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever....

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever....

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

The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.

The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential

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.

The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add...

The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add...

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...

If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would...

If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would...

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...

I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you...

I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you...

The price of greatness is responsibility.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

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.