More from Winston Churchill

  1. The object of Parliament is to substitute argument for fisticuffs. (attributed to a House of Commons speech of 1951)
  2. The reason for having diplomatic relations is not to confer a compliment, but to secure a convenience.
  3. The maxim 'nothing avails but perfection' may be spelt shorter: PARALYSIS.
  4. There, but for the grace of God, goes God.
  5. The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.
  6. There's less to him than meets the eye.
  7. The Hun is either at your throat or at your feet.
  8. There are a terrible lot of lies going around the world, and the worst of it is half of them are true.

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