The great defense against the air menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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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.

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 Almighty in His infinite wisdom did not see fit to create Frenchmen in the...

The Almighty in His infinite wisdom did not see fit to create Frenchmen in the...

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat...

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat...

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what...

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what...

I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones,...

I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones,...

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week,...

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week,...

Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes...

Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes...

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...

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...

Don't take 'no' for an answer, never submit to failure. Do not be fobbed off...

Don't take 'no' for an answer, never submit to failure. Do not be fobbed off...

I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great...

I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great...

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up...

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up...

The substance of the eminent Socialist gentleman's speech is that making a profit is a...

The substance of the eminent Socialist gentleman's speech is that making a profit is a...

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.

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...

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.

Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to...

Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to...

Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and...

Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and...