Winston Churchill

'I do not understand this squeamishness about the use of gas. I am strongly in favour of using [it] against read more

'I do not understand this squeamishness about the use of gas. I am strongly in favour of using [it] against uncivilised tribes.'
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Winston
Churchill, Secretary of State, British War Office, 1919, authorising
use of chemical weapons against Iraqis.. in the first of 6
invasions of Iraq by agents of Anglo Iranian Oil (British
Petroleum) in the last 100 years.

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like to be taught.

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like to be taught.

Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusion of counsel read more

Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusion of counsel until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong - these are the features which constitute the

A communist is like a crocodile: when it opens its mouth you cannot tell whether it is trying to smile read more

A communist is like a crocodile: when it opens its mouth you cannot tell whether it is trying to smile or preparing to eat you up.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, read more

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.