It Is All Right To Rat, But

We Are All Functioning At A Small Fraction Of Our Capacity.

Nothing Is More Dangerous In Wartime Than To Live In The Temperamental Atmosphere Of A Gallup Poll, Always Feeling Ones Pulse And Taking Ones Temperature. I See That A Speaker At The Week-end Said That This Was A Time When Leaders Should Keep Their Ears To The Ground. All I Can Say Is That The British Nation Will Find It Very Hard To Look Up To Leaders Who Are Detected In That Somewhat Ungainly Posture.

I Feel Devoutly Thankful To Have Been Born Fond Of Writing.

Fancy Living In One Of These Streets, Never Seeing Anything Beautiful, Never Eating Anything Savoury, Never Saying Anything Clever!

I Would Say To The House, As I Said To Those Who Have Joined This Government: I Have Nothing To Offer But Blood, Toil, Tears And Sweat.