We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything except a politician or an official, a society where enterprise gains no reward and thrift no privileges

Quote by Winston Churchill

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Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on...

Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on...

We have a lot of anxieties, and one cancels out another very often.

We have a lot of anxieties, and one cancels out another very often.

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.

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed,...

In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed,...

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us....

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us....

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.

Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.

Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule to never criticize or attack...

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule to never criticize or attack...

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.

For me to live - part of me must die

For me to live - part of me must die

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

The maxim of the British people is Business as usual.

The maxim of the British people is Business as usual.

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...

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of...

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of...

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is...

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is...

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,...

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...

Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.

Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.