To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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History is written by the victors.

History is written by the victors.

It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.

It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.

All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.

All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.

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.

Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you...

Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you...

Soviet Union foreign policy is a puzzle inside a riddle wrapped in an enigma, and...

Soviet Union foreign policy is a puzzle inside a riddle wrapped in an enigma, and...

Eating words has never given me indigestion.

Eating words has never given me indigestion.

We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty.

We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty.

When you took your seat I felt as if a woman had come into my...

When you took your seat I felt as if a woman had come into my...

It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the...

It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the...

We are asking the nations of Europe between whom rivers of blood have flowed to...

We are asking the nations of Europe between whom rivers of blood have flowed to...

Civilization will not last, freedom will not survive, peace will not be kept, unless a...

Civilization will not last, freedom will not survive, peace will not be kept, unless a...

Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand...

Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand...

When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.

When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.

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.

One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run...

One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run...

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity,...

If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity,...

India is a geographical term. It is no more a united nation than the Equator.

India is a geographical term. It is no more a united nation than the Equator.

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...