A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into pan...

A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic. They make frantic efforts to bar our thoughts and words; they are afraid of the workings of the human mind.

Winston Churchill

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Winston Churchill

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

November 30th, 1874 - January 24th, 1965

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