To be thrown upon one's own resources, is to be cast into the very lap of fortune; for our faculties then undergo a development and display an energy of which they were previously unsusceptible. -Benjamin Franklin
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable. - John Kennedy
Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning, but give me the man who has pluck to fight when he's sure of losing. That's my way, sir; and there are many victories worse than a defeat. -George Eliot
London is the capital of the UK and is also known as the financial capital of the world. It is 21st-century city with history stretching back to Roman times. At the centre stands the Houses of Parliament, the Big Ben clock tower and Westminster Abbey. Across the Thames River, the London Eye observation wheel provides panoramic views of the South Bank and the entire city.