A Joke Is A Very Serious Thing.

Science Unfolded Her Treasures And Her Secrets To The Desperate Demands Of Men, And Placed In Their Hands Agencies And Apparatus Almost Decisive In Their Character. Reflecting On The Outcome Of World War I, And An Ominous Future.

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.

It Always Looks So Easy To Solve Problems By Taking The Line Of Least Resistance.

The Worst Mistake That A Statesman Can Make Is To Promise Victory And To See It Dashed, The Hopes Dashed.

I Do Not Admit... That A Great Wrong Has Been Done To The Red Indians Of America, Or The Black People Of Australia... By The Fact That A Stronger Race, A Higher Grade Race... Has Come In And Taken Its Place.