The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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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...

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...

These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country...

These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country...

You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried...

You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried...

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word:...

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word:...

I have never developed indigestion from eating my words.

I have never developed indigestion from eating my words.

For me to live - part of me must die

For me to live - part of me must die

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...

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...

Never, never, never, never give up.

Never, never, never, never give up.

For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use...

For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use...

The only guide to man is his conscience; the only shield to his memory is...

The only guide to man is his conscience; the only shield to his memory is...

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard...

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard...

My education was interrupted only by my schooling

My education was interrupted only by my schooling

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.

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...

Yes, madam, I am drunk. But in the morning I will be sober and you...

Yes, madam, I am drunk. But in the morning I will be sober and you...

The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.

The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be...

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be...

The future depends on what you do today.

The future depends on what you do today.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but...

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but...