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

Quote by Winston Churchill

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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.

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...

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.

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. The...

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. The...

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...

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.

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...

This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.

This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish...

They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish...

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

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....

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 problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no...

The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no...

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

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

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...

Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of...

Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of...

It is my belief, you cannot deal with the most serious things in the world...

It is my belief, you cannot deal with the most serious things in the world...

So always, if we look back, concern for face-to-face morality, and its modern emphasis on...

So always, if we look back, concern for face-to-face morality, and its modern emphasis on...

The belief that the soul continues its existence after the dissolution of the body is...

The belief that the soul continues its existence after the dissolution of the body is...