Luckily ... There Were Zulus And Afghans,

A Hopeful Disposition Is Not The Sole Qualification To Be A Prophet.

Neville Chamberlain Looked At Foreign Affairs Through The Wrong End Of A Municipal Drainpipe.

When Iraq Becomes Strong Enough In Our Opinion To Stand Alone, We Shall Be In A Position To State That Our Task Has Been Fulfilled, And That Iraq Is An Independent Sovereign State. But This Cannot Be Said While We Are Forced Year After Year To Spend Very Large Sums Of Money On Helping The Iraqi Government To Defend Itself And Maintain Order.

There Is No Worse Mistake In Public Leadership Than To Hold Out False Hopes Soon To Be Swept Away. The British People Can Face Peril Or Misfortune With Fortitude And Buoyancy, But They Bitterly Resent Being Deceived Or Finding That Those Responsible For Their Affairs Are Themselves Dwelling In A Fool's Paradise.

Every Man Should Ask Himself Each Day Whether He Is Not Too Readily Accepting Negative Solutions.