Winston Churchill Quotes About Politics

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  You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

• Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party

  Winston Churchill

  Leadership, Witty, Party

  Winston Churchill (2001). “The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill”, Michael O'Mara Books

• We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.

  Winston Churchill

  Freedom, Humor, Men

  Winston S. Churchill “Young Statesman”

• If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may be even a worse fate, you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.

  Winston Churchill

  Peace, Freedom, War

  Winston Churchill (1986). “The Gathering Storm”, p.312, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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  Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Horse, Business

  The Economist, July 6, 2012.

• There is no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out false hopes soon to be swept away. The British people can face peril or misfortune with fortitude and buoyancy, but they bitterly resent being deceived or finding that those responsible for their affairs are themselves dwelling in a fool's paradise.

  Winston Churchill

  Mistake, Dwelling, People

  Winston Churchill (1986). “The Hinge of Fate”, p.54, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

• A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.

  Winston Churchill

  Funny, Humorous, Next Week

  In B. Adler Churchill Wit (1965) p. 4

• To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.

  Winston Churchill

  Philosophy, Not Giving Up, Years

  Winston S. Churchill (2014). “The Unwritten Alliance”, p.412, RosettaBooks

• The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

  Winston Churchill

  Funny, Trust, Witty

  Winston S. Churchill (2013). “Churchill By Himself”, p.1079, RosettaBooks

• The main vice of capitalism is the uneven distribution of prosperity. The main vice of socialism is the even distribution of misery.

  Winston Churchill

  Vices, Politics, Misery

• Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

  Winston Churchill

  Country, Food, Political

  Speech on radio, 21 Mar. 1943, in Complete Speeches (1974) vol. 7, p. 6761

• I like a man who grins when he fights.

  Winston Churchill

  Sweet, Fighting, Intelligent

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

• We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Strength, Beach

  Hansard 4 June 1940, col. 796

• You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war.

  Winston Churchill

  War, Choices, Politics

  Sir Winston Churchill (1965). “Memoral Addresses and Tributes”

• Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains.

  Winston Churchill

  Witty, Powerful, Humorous

• When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

  Winston Churchill

  Country, Home, Government

  Winston Churchill (1987). “The Irrepressible Churchill: Stories, Sayings and Impressions of Sir Winston Churchill”, London : Robson Books

• You don't make the poor richer by making the rich poorer.

  Winston Churchill

  Government, Politics, Conservative

• It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

  Winston Churchill

  Strength, Success, Badass

  Winston Churchill, Robert Rhodes James (1980). “Churchill speaks: Winston S. Churchill in peace and war : collected speeches, 1897-1963”, Atheneum

• Socialism is like a dream. Sooner or later you wake up to reality.

  Winston Churchill

  Dream, Military, Reality

• After a time, civil servants tend to become no longer servants and no longer civil.

  Winston Churchill

  Political, Term Limits, Politics

• If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Time

• It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.

  Winston Churchill

  Funny, Sarcastic, Time

• Victory will never be found by taking the path of least resistance.

  Winston Churchill

  Victory, Politics, Path

• Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times.

  Winston Churchill

  War, Political, Cynical

  Winston Churchill (1987). “The Irrepressible Churchill: Stories, Sayings and Impressions of Sir Winston Churchill”, London : Robson Books

• Socialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the object worship of the state.

  Winston Churchill

  Politics, Worship, Socialism

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