We have come to the conclusion that this particular method of warning [church bells] was redundant and not in itself well adapted to the present conditions of war. For myself, I cannot help feeling that anything like a serious invasion would be bound to leak out.

We expect to eliminate the danger from Japan, but it would serve us ill if we accomplished that and found that the rest of the world was dominated by Hitler and Mussolini. So we are going to win the war and we are going to win the peace that follows.

Jellicoe was the only man on either side who could lose the war in an afternoon.

I may never declare war; I may make war. If I were to ask Congress to declare war, they might argue about it for three months.

We know that Germany and Japan are conducting their military and naval operations with a joint plan. Germany and Italy consider themselves at war with the United States without even bothering about a formal declaration.

I am trying to marshal all the forces I can to prevent this coming war, and to strengthen Britain.