What Is The Use Of Living, If

No One Can Guarantee Success In War, But Only Deserve It.

I Was Very Glad That Mr. Attlee Described My Speeches In The War As Expressing The Will Not Only Of Parliament But Of The Whole Nation. Their Will Was Resolute And Remorseless And, As It Proved, Unconquerable. It Fell To Me To Express It, And If I Found The Right Words You Must Remember That I Have Always Earned My Living By My Pen And By My Tongue. It Was A Nation And Race Dwelling All Round The Globe That Had The Lion Heart. I Had The Luck To Be Called Upon To Give The Roar.

There Comes Into The Life Of Every Man A Task For Which He And He Alone Is Uniquely Suited. What A Shame If That Moment Finds Him Either Unwilling Or Unprepared For That Which Would Become His Finest Hour.

Air Power Is The Most Difficult Of Military Force To Measure Or Even Express In Precise Terms.

There Is No Greater Mistake Than To Suppose That Platitudes, Smooth Words, Timid Policies, Offer Today A Path To Safety.