David Lloyd George

There is nothing more

There is nothing more dangerous than to leap a chasm in two jumps. David Lloyd George

[Proportional representation is a]

[Proportional representation is a] device for defeating democracy, the principle of which was that the majority should rule, and for bringing faddists of all kinds into Parliament, and establishing groups and disintegrating parties. David Lloyd George

The stern hand of

The stern hand of fate has scourged us to an elevation where we can see the great everlasting things which matter for a nation – the great peaks we had forgotten, of Honor, Duty, Patriotism, and clad in glittering white, the great pinnacle of Sacrifice pointing like a rugged finger to Heaven. David Lloyd George

One cannot cross an

One cannot cross an abyss in two jumps. David Lloyd George

Winston [Churchill] is the

Winston [Churchill] is the only remaining specimen of a real Tory. David Lloyd George

Explain to me again

Explain to me again the difference between superstitious beliefs or pagan incantations, and scientific ones. Be braver – you cannot cross a chasm in two small jumps. David Lloyd George

The Bolshevists would blow

The Bolshevists would blow up the fabric with high explosive, with horror. Others would pull down with the crowbars and with cranks–especially with cranks. . . . Sweating, slums, the sense of semi-slavery in labour, must go. We must cultivate a sense of manhood by treating men as men. David Lloyd George

Neville [Chamberlain] has a

Neville [Chamberlain] has a retail mind in a wholesale business. David Lloyd George

[Lloyd George] said that

[Lloyd George] said that Harding’s speech on American naval aspirations made him feel that he would pawn his shirt rather than allow America to dominate the seas. If this was to be the outcome of the League of Nations propaganda, he was sorry for the world and in particular for America. David Lloyd George

Great Britain would spend

Great Britain would spend her last guinea to keep a navy superior to that of the United States or any other power. David Lloyd George