December 17, 2025

The Falklands thing [the ten-week undeclared war in 1981 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over a few

One should as a rule respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison,

[On hearing Lady Mountbatten’s anti-monarchical views] How easy it seems for a semi-royal millionnairess, who has exhausted all the pleasures of money and position, to turn almost Communist!