9 August 1971 August 8, 2013 Author: Staff British security forces in Northern Ireland launch Operation Demetrius. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The great principle which this house ought to guard and cherish is that, when the tax collector comes to the private citizen and takes from him of his wealth for the services of the public, the whole of that money taken shall go for the purposes for which it is intended, and that no private interests, however powerfully they may be organized and however eloquently advocated, shall thrust their dirty fingers into the pie and take the profits for themselves." Winston Churchill — Click here for more from Winston Churchill Related posts: 9 August 1971 27 August 1776 27 August 1776 8 October 1968 30 July 1971 2 January 1971 5 February 1971 13 June 1971 24 November 1971 10 April 1971 Categories: History Tags: 1971, 9 August