Anthony Eden(1897-1977)

British foreign secretary (1935-1938, 1940-1945, 1951-1955). British prime minister (1955-1957).

I am still unrepentant about Suez. People never look at What would have happened if we had done nothing. There is a parallel with the 30's. If you allow people to break agreements with impunity, the appetite grows to feed on such things. I don't see what other we ought to have done. One cannot dodge. It is hard to act rather than dodge.