Quote #169
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.
More from Winston Churchill
- The Hun is either at your throat or at your feet.
- The maxim 'nothing avails but perfection' may be spelt shorter: PARALYSIS.
- The House of Commons has lifted our affairs above the mechanical sphere into the human sphere.
- The object of Parliament is to substitute argument for fisticuffs. (attributed to a House of Commons speech of 1951)
- The honourable gentleman should not really generate more indignation than he can conveniently contain.
- The price of greatness is responsibility.
- Variant: The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.
- The reason for having diplomatic relations is not to confer a compliment, but to secure a convenience.