Life is a test
and this world a place of trial.
Always the problems—
or it may be the same problem—
will be presented to every generation in different forms.

speech at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949

The quotations, when engraved upon the memory, give you good thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more.

Democracy—The occasional necessity of deferring to the opinions of others.

The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.

Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

speech, House of Commons, November 11, 1947

We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.

If you’re going through hell, keep going.