Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role. Dean Acheson
Only in Britain could it be thought a defect to be ‘too clever by half’. The probability is that too many people are too stupid by three-quarters. John Major
Each section of the British Isles has its own way of laughing, except Wales, which doesn’t. Stephen Leacock
We must do our utmost to preserve our British ally’s strategic independence from Europe. Richard Perle
No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard, fast and specific decision. Barbara Tuchman