We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle

Quote by Winston Churchill

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Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to...

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to...

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...

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the...

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the...

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

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

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

When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin.

When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin.

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,...

No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of...

No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of...

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.

Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert your energies from saving what...

Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert your energies from saving what...

I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.

I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.

Never give in.. never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty,...

Never give in.. never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty,...

War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.

War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.

I have never accepted what many people have kindly said Ã³ namely that I inspired...

I have never accepted what many people have kindly said Ã³ namely that I inspired...

There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result.

There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result.

Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can...

Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can...

Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning

Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning

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...

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity...

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity...

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.