He resolved to lead Britain and her fading empire in one last great struggle†to arm the nation, not only with weapons but also with the mace of honor, creating in every English breast a soul beneath the ribs of death. 544

-Manchester,William Raymond
  Of  Winston Churchill. The Last Lion.

If frequent teabreaks and other manifestations of disguised leisure are regarded as goodsöand economics suggests that they be so regardedötheir inclusion in any index of output per capita might go some way to enhance Britain's comparative performance.

-Mishan, E J
Quoted in  Alex Rubner Three Sacred Cows of Economics (1970), p.47.

Welcome to Britain's New Political Order. No passion† No Right. No Left.Just multi-hued blancmange.

-Mitchell, Austin
  In the Observer,'Sayings of the Week',11  Apr.

We did it for Britain and for the hell of it.

-Noble, Richard
   After setting a new world land-speed record. Quoted in the Sunday Times,'The Week in Words', 9 Oct.

The era of free speech is closing down. The freedom of the press in Britain was always something of a fake, because in the last resort, money controls opinion; still, so long asthe legal right tosay what you like exists, there are always loopholes for an unorthodox writer.

-Orwell, George pseudonym of  Eric Arthur Blair
  In the New Leader, 24  Jun.

In America journalism is apt to be regarded as an extension of history: in Britain, as an extension of conversation.

-Sampson, Anthony (Terrell Seward)
  TheAnatomy of BritainToday, ch.9.

Say, Britain, could you ever boast,ö Three poets in an age at most? Our chilling climate hardly bears A sprig of bays in fifty years.

-Swift,Jonathan
  'On Poetry', l.5^8.

Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.

-Tacitus
Referring toAgricola's conquest of Britain, and the loss of much of it under Domitian. Histories, bk.1, ch.2.

If one leads a country such as Britainöa strong country that has taken a lead in world affairs in good times and bad, that isalwaysreliable, thenyou must haveatouch of iron about you.

-Thatcher, Margaret HildaThatcher, Baroness
  In TheTimes.

When Britain first, at heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main, This was the charter of the land, And guardian angels sung this strain: 'Rule,Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will be slaves.'

-Thomson,James pseudonym 'BV',ByssheVanolis
  Alfred: a Masque, act 2, sc.5.

We are creating a Britain of which we can be proud, and the world knows it. The world's tourists are coming here in their millions†because the new Britain is exciting. Yes,Britain with a Labour Government is an exciting place.

-Wilson of Rievaulx, (James) Harold Wilson, Baron
  Speech, Labour Party Conference, 30 Sep.