One of the marvelous things about Churchill is that whatever he was doing, whether fighting or arguing or despairing or bouncing about… — Paul Johnson About Copy Share Image
Germany's Angela Merkel exudes an atmosphere of elderly exhaustion and pooped-out pessimism. Britain's David Cameron, though by nature exuberant, feels he has… — Paul Johnson Atmosphere Copy Share Image
Every good historian is almost by definition a revisionist. He looks at the accepted view of a particular historic episode or period… — Paul Johnson Accepted Copy Share Image
I very much wanted to live in Paris when I was in the army, and I was quite determined to. I could… — Paul Johnson Army Copy Share Image
Conservation of energy. Never stand up when you can sit down, and never sit down when you can lie down. — Paul Johnson Conservation Copy Share Image
Euphemism is a human device to conceal the horrors of reality. — Paul Johnson Devices Copy Share Image
“Bismarck had cunningly taught the parties not to aim at national appeal but to represent interests. They remained class or sectional pressure-groups… — Paul Johnson Aim Copy Share Image
In the past, the U.S. has shown its capacity to reinvent its gifts for leadership. During the 1970s, in the aftermath of… — Paul Johnson Abdication Copy Share Image
