Winston S. Churchill Quotes

“They must be considered as a whole; they must be accepted or rejected as a whole.”

“One aspect of modern life which strikes me very much is the elimination of the individual.”

“When I found the train was not going in the direction I wanted, I jumped off.”

“Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”

“We are all worms, but I do believe that I am a glow worm.”

“Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.”

“Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, ‘This was their finest hour.’

“I cannot sit down without saying how very grateful I am for the kindness and patience with which the House has heard me, and which have been extended to me...”

“We are not going back because the principles we defend are principles which endure from one generation to another.”

“But I venture to think there will be some of you here who will believe it is very nearly that time the peaceful, philanthropic, socializing doctrines of Mr. Bright and Mr. Cobden were a little more considered by the statesmen who rule our land.”

“I look forward to the universal establishment of minimum standards of life and labor, and their progressive elevation as the increasing energies of production may permit.”

“The nature of man is a dual nature. He must be both an individualist and a collectivist.”

“In the long war which humanity wages with the elements of nature the main body of the army has won its victory.”

“That is the aim of the Liberal Party, and if we work together we will do something for its definite accomplishment.”

“Among the mud and ashes of extravagance and nonsense there is from time to time a piece of pure gold cut up, ready smelted from the central fires of truth.”

“The fortunate people in the world--the only real fortunate people in the world, in my mind, -- are those whose work is also their pleasure.”

″ I say to you that we do not seek the struggle.”

“It has been reserved for us to see flying a commonplace and ordinary event.”

“We have got all we want in territory, but our claim to be left in undisputed enjoyment of vast splendid possessions, largely acquired by war and largely maintained by force, is one which often seems less reasonable to others than to us.”

“We have no longer to contemplate as our greatest potential danger, the alliance, junction, and co-operation of two naval powers of approximately equal strength, with all the weakness and uncertainty inherent in such combinations, but we have had for some time to consider the growth and development of a very powerful homogeneous Navy...”