“You may, by the arbitrary and sterile act of Government,’ he said, ‘for, remember, Governments create nothing and have nothing to give but what they have first taken away – you may put money in the pocket of one set of Englishmen, but it will be money taken from the pockets of another set of Englishmen, and the greater part will be spilled on the way.’67 He”
― Churchill: Walking with Destiny
― Churchill: Walking with Destiny
“And while probabilities do even out in the long term, in the short term, who the hell knows. Anything is possible.”
― The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
― The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
“Rarely in history have brutal facts so dominated thought or has such a widespread individual virtue found so dim a collective focus. The fearful question confronts us: Have our problems got beyond our control? Undoubtedly we are passing through a phase where this may be so.’124 His prescription was ‘tolerance, variety and calm.”
― Churchill: Walking with Destiny
― Churchill: Walking with Destiny
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