They will be invited to continue in office on sufferance in order that if they are violent they may be defeated, and if they are moderate they may become divided.

Winston Churchill · Recorded in the official biography by Randolph Churchill and Martin Gilbert, 18 January 1924

Expert knowledge, however indispensable, is no substitute for a generous and comprehending outlook upon the human story with all its sadness, with all its unquenchable hope.

Winston Churchill · Churchill at the University of Copenhagen in 1950, on what education is for.

Winston Churchill · Fourth Alamein Reunion, Empress Hall, London, 21 October 1949

Winston Churchill · House of Commons, 11 December 1941

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