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Don't talk to me about

Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash.
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There are a terrible lot

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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The British nation is unique

The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst.
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The reserve of modern assertions

The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning.
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When the eagles are silent,

When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.
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We make a living by

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
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When I am abroad, I

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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Many forms of Government have

Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.
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I would say to the

I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this Government 'I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.
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It is a mistake to

It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.
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