“I venture to claim two qualifications for the great office which I hold, which to my mind, without making invidious distinctions, is one of the most important that can be held by any Englishman; and those qualifications are that in the first place I believe in the British Empire, and in the second place I believe in the British race. I believe that the British race is the greatest of the governing races that the world has ever seen.” WorldMindFirstsBelieveTwoImportantI BelieveRaceOfficeClaimsI Believe InBritishDistinctionEmpiresVentureGoverningEnglishmenQualificationsBritish EmpireSecond PlaceGreat Office Book:Foreign & Colonial Speeches Source: Foreign & Colonial Speeches
“There is much to be said against the climate on the coast of British Columbia and Alaska; yet, I believe that the scenery of one good day will compensate the tourists who will go there in increasing numbers.” BelieveSaidI BelieveNumbersBeautyClimateBritishCoastGood DayTouristsAlaskaSceneryColumbiaBritish Columbia Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt
“If there was a little room somewhere in the British Museum that contained only about twenty exhibits and good lighting, easy chairs, and a notice imploring you to smoke, I believe I should become a museum man.” IfsMenShouldBelieveLittlesI BelieveEasyRoomsTwentiesBritishSmokeChairsMuseumsLightingExhibitsBritish MuseumGood Lighting Author:J. B. Priestley