Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our side. - Halifax
He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things. - Halifax
If you have sacrificed my nation to preserve the peace of the world, I will be the first to applaud you. But if not, gentlemen, God help your souls." Czechoslovakian foreign minister to Lord Halifax as reaction to announcement of allies' betrayal in 1938. - Jan Masaryk