From Winston Churchill (1874-1965), British politician and statesman, best known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II, Prime Minister of the UK from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955, letter to his wife Clemmie, during the build up to World War I:
Everything tends towards catastrophe and collapse. I am interested, geared up and happy. Is it not horrible to be made like this.
The answer is yes. See Rethinking Churchill.
