1. Quotes
2. Authors
3. D
4. David Lloyd George
5. War

David Lloyd George Quotes about War

If the people really knew [the truth] the war would be stopped tomorrow. But of course they don't know and can't know.

David Lloyd George

War, People, Would Be

Copy quote

Believe me, Germany is unable to wage war.

David Lloyd George

War, Believe, Germany

Copy quote

The nations slithered over the brink into the boiling cauldron of war without any trace of apprehension or dismay... The nations backed their machines over the precipice not one of them wanted war, certainly not on this scale

David Lloyd George

War, Machines, Cauldrons

Copy quote

God has chosen little nations as the vessels by which He carries His choicest wines to the lips of humanity to rejoice their hearts, to exalt their vision, to strengthen their faith, and if we had stood by when two little nations [Belgium and Serbia] were being crushed and broken by the brutal hands of barbarians, our shame would have rung down the everlasting ages.

David Lloyd George

War, Heart, Wine

"The Great War". David Lloyd George's Speech delivered at the Queen's Hall, London, September 19, 1914.

Copy quote

Independent thinking is not encouraged in a professional Army. It is a form of mutiny. Obedience is the supreme virtue.

David Lloyd George

War, Independent, Army

David Lloyd George “War Memoirs of David Lloyd George: 1918”

Copy quote

The home front is always underrated by Generals in the field. And yet that is where the Great War was won and lost. The Russian, Bulgarian, Austrian and German home fronts fell to pieces before their armies collapsed.

David Lloyd George

War, Home, Army

David Lloyd George “War Memoirs of David Lloyd George: 1918”

Copy quote