Winston Churchill — Philosophical Quotes

156 quotes · Politician, Writer, Historian

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Winston Churchill Quotes

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Winston Churchill

Politician, Writer, Historian

Philosophical

“In finance everything that is agreeable is unsound and everything that is sound is disagreeable.”

Sound Finance Disagreeable

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Winston Churchill

Politician, Writer, Historian

Philosophical

“It is always more easy to discover and proclaim general principles than it is to apply them.”

Principles Easy

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Philosophical

“India is a geographical term. It is no more a united nation than the Equator.”

India Term United Nations

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Philosophical

“Perfect solutions of our difficulties are not to be looked for in an imperfect world.”

Goal Imperfect World

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Philosophical

“Great and good are seldom the same man.”

Men Greatness

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Philosophical

“The Dark Ages may return-the Stone Age may return on the gleaming wings of Science; and what might now shower immeasureable material blessings upon mankind may even bring about its total destruction. Beware! I say. Time may be short. Referring to the discovery of atomic energy.”

Science Dark Blessing

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Philosophical

“May there not be methods of using explosive energy incomparably more intense than anything heretofore discovered? Might not a bomb no bigger than an orange be found to possess a secret power to destroy a whole block of buildings-nay, to concentrate the force of a thousand tons of cordite and blast a township at a stroke? Could not explosives even of the existing type be guided automatically in flying machines by wireless or other rays, without a human pilot, in ceaseless procession upon a hostile city, arsenal, camp or dockyard?”

War Cities Block

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Philosophical

“In Critical and baffling situations, it is always best to return to first principle and simple action”

Simple Military Principles

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Philosophical

“The substitution of the internal combustion engine for the horse marked a very gloomy milestone in the progress of mankind.”

Horse Progress Milestone

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Philosophical

“872, Ivar, King of the Northmen of all Ireland and Britain , ended his life." He had conquered Mercia and East Anglia. He had captured the major stronghold of the kingdom of Strathclyde, Dumbarton. Laden with loot and seemingly invincible, he settled in Dublin and died there peacefully two years later. The pious chroniclers report that he "slept in Christ." Thus it may be that he had the best of both worlds.”

Years Two Kings

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Philosophical

“We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything except a politician or an official, a society where enterprise gains no reward and thrift no privileges”

Trying Gains Rewards

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Philosophical

“It seems to me that the moment has come when the question of bombing of German cities simply for the sake of increasing the terror, though under other pretexts, should be reviewed...I feel the need for more precise concentration upon military objectives, such as oil and communications behind the immediate battle-zone, rather than on mere acts of terror and wanton destruction, however impressive.”

Military Land Communication

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