"He was famous for his wit and his gifts for repartee and phrase making. Spying the famously self-regarding Sir Stafford Cripps one day, he turned to a companion and said, âThere but for the grace of God goes God.â Regarding secrecy, he wrote that, âIn wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.â Regarding taxation, he said, 'We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.'"
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