He would make a drum out of the skin of his own mother to sound his own praises. (On Winston Churchill) Source: Lloyd George: A Diary by Frances Stevenson ed by A J P Taylor
Don’t be afraid to take a big step when one is indicated. You can’t cross a chasm in two small steps. David Lloyd George
There is nothing so fatal to character as half-finished tasks. David Lloyd George
The finest eloquence is that which gets things done; the worst is that which delays them. David Lloyd George
He has sat on the fence so long that the iron has entered his soul. David Lloyd George
Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired. David Lloyd George
You cannot feed the hungry on statistics. David Lloyd George
A politician is a person with whose politics you don’t agree; if you agree with him he’s a statesman. David Lloyd George
Four spectres haunt the poor: old age, accident, sickness and unemployment. We are going to exorcise them. We are going to drive hunger from the hearth. We mean to banish the workhouse from the horizon of every workman in the land. David Lloyd George
Diplomats were invented simply to waste time. David Lloyd George
Negotiating with de Valera….is like trying to pick up mercury with a fork. David Lloyd George
Death is the most convenient time to tax rich people. David Lloyd George