In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Good Will.

I felt as if I were walking with destiny, and that all my past life had been but a preparation for this hour and for this trial. On his appointment as Prime Minister in May of 1940.

One day President Roosevelt told me that he was asking publicly for suggestions about what the war should be called. I said at once 'The Unnecessary War'.