In the early stages of the fight Mr. Winston Churchill spoke with affectionate raillery of me and my "Chicks." He could have said nothing to make me more proud; every Chick was needed before the end. — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Copy Share Image
The best defence of the country is the fear of the fighter. If we are strong in fighters we should probably never be attacked in force. If we are moderately strong we shall probably be attacked and the attacks will… — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Copy Share Image
I am by nature the most intolerant and insular Englishman... If you happen to be a person like that and you learn from evidence… — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Copy Share Image
Nearly all of us have a deep rooted wish for peace-peace on earth; but we shall never attain the true peace-the peace of love,… — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Copy Share Image
My strength has now been reduced to the equivalent of 36 squadrons...we should be able to carry on the war single-handed for some time… — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Copy Share Image
Even should it be conclusively proved that human beings benefit directly from the suffering of animals, its infliction would nevertheless be unethical and wrong. — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Copy Share Image
More than 10,000 sightings have been reported, the majority of which cannot be accounted for by any 'scientific' explanation. . .I am convinced that… — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Copy Share Image
In the early stages of the fight Mr. Winston Churchill spoke with affectionate raillery of me and my "Chicks." He could have said nothing… — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Copy Share Image
Animals are our younger brothers and sisters, also on the ladder of evolution but a few rungs lower. It is an important part of… — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Copy Share Image
Of course UFOs are real-and they are interplanetary…The cumulative evidence for the existence of UFOs is quite overwhelming and I accept the fact of… — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Copy Share Image
The best defence of the country is the fear of the fighter. If we are strong in fighters we should probably never be attacked… — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Copy Share Image
I am convinced that these ojects do exist and that they are not manufactured by any nations on earth — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Copy Share Image
