David Lloyd George

“The stern hand of fate has scourged us to an elevation where we can see the great everlasting things that matter for a nation.”

“There is nothing more dangerous than to leap a chasm in two jumps.”

“A fully equipped duke costs as much to keep up as two Dreadnoughts, and dukes are just as great a terror and they last longer.”

“The finest eloquence is that which gets things done; the worst is that which delays them.”

“War is a grim, terrible thing.”

“What is our task? To make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in.”

“Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.”

“A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him he's a statesman.”

“You cannot feed the hungry on statistics.”

“This is a war to end all wars.”

“If you want to succeed in politics, you must keep your conscience well under control.”

“Liberty is not a refuge for idleness, but the arena of the strenuous life.”

“Conscience is the only alembic in which the gold of life can be refined.”

“The world is not going back to the old days. We are going to have a new world.”