Quotes Library

January 24, 2025

Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

Count Galeazzo Ciano (1903-1944), Fascist politician, son-in-law to Benito Mussolini, Diary (1946) vol.2, 9 September 1942, Jay p.95

You know this saying has a hundred fathers, don’t you?

In fact, Ciano is wrong. Politicians are the fathers of every defeat. Ask Mary Chesnut (vide January 26).

April 3, 2025

9 months ago

The Press, my Lords, is one of our great out-sentries; if we remove it, if we hoodwink it

February 4, 2025

11 months ago

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

May 24, 2025

7 months ago

Alcohol is a very necessary article. It enables Parliament to do things at eleven at night

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