Graphics Editor Bob Miller offers this collection of lesser known quotes by Sir Winston. On Quotations: "It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations." (Churchill, W. My Early Life, ch. 9) On the Royal Navy: "Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." (Gretton, P. Former Naval Person, ch. 1) On Field Marshal Montgomery: "In defeat, unbeatable; in victory, unbearable." (Marsh, E. Ambrosia & Small Beer, ch. 5) On the Battle for North Africa: "Not a seat but a springboard" (Radio Broadcast. 29 Nov. 1942) On the ceremonial forms of Declarations of War: "When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite." (Churchill, W. The Grand Alliance, p. 543) On Diplomacy: "To jaw-jaw is better than to war-war." (Washington, 26 Jun. 1954) On Military Operations: "No one can guarantee success in war, but only deserve it." (Churchill, W. Their Finest Hour, p. 484) On the Chiefs of Staff system: "You may take the most gallant sailor, the most intrepid airman, or the most audacious soldier, put them at a table together -- what do you get? The sum of their fears." (MacMillan, H. The Blast of War, ch. 16) On Operation SeeLowe: "We are waiting for the long-promised invasion. So are the fishes." (Radio Broadcast, 21 Oct. 1940) On the Anglo-American Alliance: "The British Empire and the United States will have to be somewhat mixed together in some of their affairs for mutual and general advantage. For my own part looking out for the future, I do not view the process with any misgivings. I could not stop it if I wished; no one can stop it. Like the Mississippi, it just keeps rolling along. Let it roll. Let it roll on full flood, inexorable, irresistible, benignant, to broader lands and better days." (To House of Commons, 20 Aug. 1940) On Political Leadership: "The loyalties which centre upon Number One are enormous. If he trips, he must be sustained. If he makes mistakes, they must be covered. If he sleeps, he must not be wantonly disturbed. If he is no good, he must be pole-axed." (Churchill, W. Their Finest Hour, p. 15) On Mussolini: "This whipped jackal, who, to save his own skin, has made of Italy a vassal of Hitler's Empire, is frisking up by the side of the German tiger with yelps not only of appetite -- that could be understood -- but even of triumph." (To House of Commons, 9 Apr. 1941) On Democracy: "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 for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time." (To House of Commons, 11 November 1947) On Britain's resolve: "When I warned them (the French Government) that Britain would fight on alone whatever they did, their Generals told their Prime Minister and his divided Cabinet: 'In three weeks England will have her neck wrung like a chicken. "Some chicken! Some neck!" (To Canadian Parliament, 30 Dec. 1941) On His Role in World War II: "It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion's heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar." (Speech, Westminster Palace , 30 Nov. 1954) On Other Pursuits for a Nation: "There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies." (Radio Broadcast, 21 Mar 1943) Back to Cry Havoc #2 Table of Contents Back to Cry Havoc List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1993 by David W. Tschanz. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com