Quotes: Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
OK, so he led us to victory in World War Two and saved us from Nazis and stuff. But far more important than all of that is the fact that Winston Churchill was the wittiest, rudest politician ever to grace the Commons. Today's MPs could learn a thing or two.
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History shall be kind to me. For I intend to write it.
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In the course of my life I've often had to eat my words, and I must confess I've always found it a wholesome diet.
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Politics is the ability to tell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.
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On former Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin: I wish Baldwin no ill, but it would have been much better if he had never lived.
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On former Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald: A sheep in sheep's clothing.
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.
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When I was younger I made it a rule never to take a drink before lunch. It is now my rule never to do so before breakfast.
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On always being late for meetings: I am a sporting man. I always like to give trains and planes a fair chance of getting away.
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You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.
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On former Prime Minister Clement Attlee: He is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest about.
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