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Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is swelling or growing. The mischief of it is that when they swell, they do not swell enough to burst.

Woodrow Wilson (1916). “Wit and Wisdom of Woodrow Wilson: Extracts from the Public Speeches of the Leader and Interpreter of American Democracy, with Masterpieces of Eloquence”, Best Books

Men will forgive a man anything except bad prose.

Winston Churchill (2001). “The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill”, Michael O'Mara Books

I am a sporting man. I always like to give trains and aeroplanes a fair chance of getting away.

Winston Churchill (2001). “The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill”, Michael O'Mara Books

The future is unknowable, but the past should give us hope.

Winston Churchill (2012). “Churchill: The Power of Words”, p.549, Da Capo Press

The signals we give-yes or no, or maybe-/should be clear/the darkness around us is deep.

William Stafford, Kim Robert Stafford (2003). “Every War Has Two Losers: William Stafford on Peace and War”, p.90, Milkweed Editions