If Ever The Call Comes To Them,

You Will Find The Americans Much As The Greeks Found The Romans: Great, Big, Vulgar, Bustling People More Vigorous Than We Are And Also More Idle, With More Unspoiled Virtues But Also More Corrupt.

I Have Learned That In All Negotiations Nothing Matters Except The Will To Reach Agreement.

Although I Am Still In Favour Of A National Government In These Difficult Times, And Shall Probably Be Found In The Great Majority Of Cases In The Government Lobby, There Are Some Issues That Have Arisen, Or Are Likely To Arise, Upon Which I Am Unable To Give The Government The Support Which It Has, Perhaps, The Right To Expect From Those Receiving The Government Whip. It Occurs To Me, Therefore, That It Would Perhaps Be More Satisfactory If I Was No Longer Regarded As Being Among The Supporters Of The Present Administration.

A Man Who Trusts Nobody Is Apt To Be The Kind Of Man Nobody Trusts.

Once The Bear's Hug Has Got You, It Is Apt To Be For Keeps.