So they [the Government] go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful for impotence.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.

I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.

The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the...

The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the...

Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.

Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.

We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything...

We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything...

Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an...

Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an...

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.

I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.

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...

The first quality that is needed is audacity.

The first quality that is needed is audacity.

There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result.

There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

I had no idea of the enormous and unquestionably helpful part that humbug plays in...

I had no idea of the enormous and unquestionably helpful part that humbug plays in...

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work....

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work....

Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least.

Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least.

No man is free who is a slave to the flesh

No man is free who is a slave to the flesh

Without a firm idea of himself and the purpose of his life, man cannot live,...

Without a firm idea of himself and the purpose of his life, man cannot live,...