David Lloyd George

“With me a change of trouble is as good as a vacation.”

“The most dangerous thing in the world is to try to leap a chasm in two jumps.”

“Once blood is shed in a national quarrel reason and right are swept aside by the rage of angry men.”

“He has sat on the fence so long that the iron has entered his soul.”

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

“A young man who isn't a socialist hasn't got a heart; an old man who is a socialist hasn't got a head.”

“The finest eloquence is that which gets things done.”

“Liberty has restraints but no frontiers.”

“Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired.”

“We are muddled into war.”

“What do you want to be a sailor for? There are greater storms in politics than you will ever find at sea. Piracy, broadsides, blood on the decks. You will find them all in politics.”

“There is nothing so fatal to character as half finished tasks.”

“Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.”

“Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. 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.”