I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose!

I would rather fail in a cause that will ultimately triumph than to triumph in a cause that will ultimately fail

The question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely practical question connected with the future fortunes of nations and of mankind.

The awakening of the people of China to the possibilities under free government is the most significant, if not the most momentous, event of our generation.

My dream of politics all my life has been that it is the common business, that it is something we owe to each other to understand and discuss with absolute frankness.

I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to be in love with liberty.