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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The length of this document defends it well against the risk of its being read.

The length of this document defends it well against the risk of its being read.

If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.

If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.

Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.

Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.

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...

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...

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

I like a man who grins when he fights.

I like a man who grins when he fights.

There is nothing wrong with change...if it is in the right direction.

There is nothing wrong with change...if it is in the right direction.

The maxim of the British people is Business as usual.

The maxim of the British people is Business as usual.

The first quality that is needed is audacity.

The first quality that is needed is audacity.

~Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to...

~Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to...

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

War is a catalouge of blunders.

War is a catalouge of blunders.

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack...

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack...

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.

The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see.

The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see.

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

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

This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.

This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.