be irresolute

To return to Churchill, he declared in 1936 at another moment of British wavering: “So they go in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all powerful to be impotent.”

To quote Churchill, Europe's leaders seem decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent A year or two ago, the EU leaders seemed to be operating on the theory that, if Greece could just be propped up, Italy and Spain would have the time to address the problem.

Others appeared to be irresolute, and said little; but, so far as could be discovered, no voice was raised in my favor.

Elizabeth still affected to be irresolute; and indeed it was not unlikely that she was so in reality; for, though anxious to have Mary removed, she was not so hardened and insane as not to know, that however it might be sanctioned by the world, murder was as criminal and as contrary to the unchanging code of moral justice, when commanded by a Queen, as when perpetrated by a peasant.

"The Government cannot make up their minds," snorted Mr. Churchill, "and so they decide only to be undecided, resolve only to be irresolute, are adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful but impotent!"