The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.
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I gather, young man, that you wish to be a Member of Parliament. The first lesson that you must learn is, when I call for statistics about the rate of infant mortality, what I want is proof that fewer babies died when I was Prime Minister than when anyone else was Prime Minister. That is a political statistic.Winston Churchill
My wife and I tried to breakfast together, but we had to stop or our marriage would have been wrecked.
Winston Churchill
The redress of the grievances of the vanquished should precede the disarmament of the victors.
Winston Churchill
In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might.
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Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.
Winston Churchill
One voyage to India is enough the others are merely repletion.
Winston Churchill
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