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Originally Posted by Splitter
Thank you for the explanation. It's really rather unfortunate, but maybe he really was just sent here to perform the tasks he did.
I love hearing his speeches and reading about his quick wit. It seems he single handedly kept British spirits up especially before the US finally decided to pitch in (we have no excuse). What a bulldog. A great symbol for the country.
I think my favorite anecdote about him was when an acerbic woman at a dinner party declared that if he was her husband, she would poison his tea. His reply was that if she was his wife, he would drink it  . Lady Astor I believe.
True or not, there are a lot of those anecdotes about the man. Just seems like a guy with whom you would like to have a pint...or three.
Splitter |
It's amazing when you think about it, Hitler, Stalin, Churchill, Hirohito, Mussolini, all in place at the same time in history. I'm not a 'crazy' but if there were ever an argument for fate existing then this would be it!
I think Churchill became a liability the moment WW2 ceased as by that time he was a serious alcoholic. He was the perfect wartime prime minister though.