"The real fact is that I could no longer stand their eternal cold mutton."

"I have found out one thing and that is, if you have an idea, and it is a good idea, if you only stick to it you will come out all right."

"We must find new lands from which we can easily obtain raw materials and at the same time exploit the cheap slave labor that is available from the natives of the colonies. The colonies would also provide a dumping ground for the surplus goods produced in our factories."

"Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life."