While researching the Battle of Britain for the recent post I wanted to get Churchill’s quote exacty right and came across a whole load of the great man’s words. They make fascinating reading. He really was a witty and wise man. This one in particular struck home:
Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.
Oh if only this lesson was heeded more often…………….
Plucked, with thanks, from the web site www.quotationspage.com
