More from David Lloyd George
The finest eloquence is that which gets things done; the worst is that which delays them.
Speech at the Paris Peace Conference (January 1919)- International Liberal Conference (July 1928)
What is our task? To make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in.
Speech in Wolverhampton (23 November 1918), quoted in The Times (25 November 1918), p. 13
More about liberty
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thomas Jefferson1743–1826Letter to William Stephens Smith (13 November 1787). Manuscript at the Library of Congress.
Benjamin Franklin1706–1790This was first used by Franklin for the Pennsylvania Assembly in its “Reply to the Governor” (November 11, 1755) Reply to the Governor