Winston Churchill Quotes
A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.
Winston Churchill
In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.
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Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.
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It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion's heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar.
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Most people stumble over the truth, now and then, but they usually manage to pick themselves up and go on, anyway.
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A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
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Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would suit me better.
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War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can.
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We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.
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Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times.
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When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.
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No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye.
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It is a fine game to play - the game of politics - and it is well worth waiting for a good hand before really plunging.
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No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of elections.
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The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is.
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If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would be such that anything which attempted to fly would be set on fire.
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It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
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Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.
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Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.
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I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over I shall confine myself entirely to writing and painting.
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A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.
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It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
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If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future.
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