Winston Churchill Quote

A balloon goes up quite easily for a certain distance, but after a certain distance it refuses to go up any further, because the air is too rarefied to float it and sustain it. And, therefore, I would say, let us examine the concrete facts.


The Wisdom of Winston Churchill, Speech, St. Andrew's Hall, Glasgow, October 11, 1906


A balloon goes up quite easily for a certain distance, but after a certain distance it refuses to go up any further, because the air is too rarefied...

A balloon goes up quite easily for a certain distance, but after a certain distance it refuses to go up any further, because the air is too rarefied...

A balloon goes up quite easily for a certain distance, but after a certain distance it refuses to go up any further, because the air is too rarefied...

A balloon goes up quite easily for a certain distance, but after a certain distance it refuses to go up any further, because the air is too rarefied...