Before Alamein We Never Had

In War, The Truth Must Be Guarded By A Body Guard Of Lies.

There Is No Such Thing As A Good Tax.

We (the British) Have Not Journeyed Across The Centuries, Across The Oceans, Across The Mountains, Across The Prairies, Because We Are Made Of Sugar Candy.

It Is Not Given To Princes, Statesmen And Captains To Pierce The Mysteries Of The Future, And Even The Most Penetrating Gaze Reaches Only Conclusions Which, However Seemingly Vindicated At A Given Moment, Are Inexorably Effaced By Time.

The Malice Of The Wicked Was Reinforced By The Weakness Of The Virtuous.