"In War: Resolution, In Defeat: Defiance, In Victory: Magnanimity, In Peace: Goodwill"
The moral of his The Second World War according to Winston Churchill
"Step 1. Get committed…. Step 2. Involve your spouse…. Step 3. Act as if the depression has already begun…. Step 4. Gather knowledge…. Step 5. Master compound interest…. Step 6. Stop shopping…. Step 7. Turn off the television…. Step 8. Connect more closely to family and neighbors…. Step 9. Do not be a victim…. Step 10. Watch the calendar, not the clock…. Step 11. Treasure your health…. Step 12. Don’t boast…. Step 13. Help others…. Step 14. Defend the open society…. Step 15. Tell your children."
Advice on being prepared for the long run and possible hard times, in James Dale Davidson and William Rees-Mogg The Great Reckoning
"Winston Churchill once described the Balkans as a region that produced more history than it could consume."
Carol Off The Ghosts of Medak Pocket
"The effect of boredom on a large scale in history is underestimated"
Dean Inge, quoted in Russell Kirk The Conservative Mind
In my latest National Post column I say high-profile cries of racism over the acquittal of Gerald Stanley in the tragic Colten Boushie shooting are divisive and mean-spirited.