Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusion of counsel until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong - these are the features which constitute the

Quote by Winston Churchill

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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...

Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.

Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.

Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.

Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

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...

We are all worms. But I believe that I am a glow-worm.

We are all worms. But I believe that I am a glow-worm.

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy...

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy...

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...

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...

War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.

War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.

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...

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of...

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of...

True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.

True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if...

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if...

The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.

The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.

Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out...

Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out...

For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power...

For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power...

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...

If you're lucky enough to be different, don't ever change.

If you're lucky enough to be different, don't ever change.

Try to keep as many of your girlfriends as possible even when you have a...

Try to keep as many of your girlfriends as possible even when you have a...

Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future.

Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future.

After sleeping through a hundred million centuries we have finally opened our eyes on a...

After sleeping through a hundred million centuries we have finally opened our eyes on a...