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Pericles and Churchill: Matching Leadership, Millennia Apart
15
Feb
2024
By JUSTIN D. LYONS
Pericles sought to preserve Athens, its glory, power and reputation. Churchill demanded struggle not only for Britain, but for the very meaning of Britain—something larger than its borders, more powerful than its military strength and, ultimately more important than its survival: liberty. Churchill’s war was a battle for the freedom of man, to be defended first at home and then upon whatever far-flung fields the conflict would rage.
Writers and Writing: Churchill to the Authors’ Club
22
Jan
2024
By WINSTON S. CHURCHILL
“Someone—I forget who—has said: ‘Words are the only things which last forever.’ That is, to my mind, always a wonderful thought. The most durable structures raised in stone by the strength of man, the mightiest monuments of his power, crumble into dust, while the words endure. And, leaping across the gulf of three thousand years, they light the world for us today.”
Great Contemporaries: The Three Lives of Churchill’s Hitler Essays
03
Jan
2024
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Did Churchill ever admire Hitler? The question, ridiculous on its face, is frequently asked. Critics have long quoted selectively from Churchill to show he was “for Hitler before he was against him.” In fact, Churchill never deviated in his view of Hitler, who was himself so infuriated that he lodged a diplomatic protest against Churchill’s “personal attack.”
Best and Jenkins on Churchill, Empire, India and the Middle East
07
Dec
2023
By LARRY P. ARNN
“Let us say, for example, that we form the view that children in some distant land should not be taught the method and the rightness of suicidal murder of civilians. Let us say that they should not be taught to kill people because of their race or religion. Let us say that their families should not be paid large sums when they do it; that teenagers should not be instructed how to carry ugly bombs around as if they were knapsacks. Let us say that we propose to stop this. This is a lot to prevent.”
Timeline: Winston Churchill and the Road to Israel, 1947-49
05
Dec
2023
1
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
“We are told that there are a handful of terrorists on one side and 100,000 British troops on the other. How much longer are they to stay there? And stay for what? In order that on a threat to kill hostages we show ourselves unable to execute a sentence duly pronounced by a competent tribunal. It is not good enough. I never saw anything less recompensive for the efforts now employed than what is going on in Palestine.” —WSC, 31 January 1947
Timeline: Winston Churchill on Palestine, 1945-46
27
Nov
2023
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
“[I]t is impossible to avoid expressing deep regret at the many changes of tactics and method, at the needless disappointment created throughout world Jewry by the failure to fulfill the hopes which the party opposite excited by their promises and convictions at the General Election, and above all, at the lack of any policy worthy of the name. This absence of any policy or decision on these matters, which have become more complicated as they proceed, has allowed havoc and hatred to flare and run rife throughout Palestine for more than a year and no one knows where we are today.” —WSC, 12 November 1946
The Churchill Day Book for 1943: Turning of the “Hinge of Fate”
17
Nov
2023
By BRADLEY P. TOLPPANEN
The year 1943 was the final turning point of the Second World War. At 69, Churchill’s schedule saw relentless activity and 147 days abroad. He worked from morning to the small hours. He met staff and advisors, read cables, correspondence, communiques, newspapers, government reports, intelligence data. He chaired meetings of numerous committees, the most important being the War Cabinet. Churchill wrote his own speeches, corresponded and met with world leaders, most importantly Stalin and Roosevelt.
The Churchill Day Book for 1935
09
Nov
2023
By WILLIAM JOHN SHEPHERD
“Never must we despair, never must we give in, but...the policy of detachment or isolation, about which we have heard so much and which in many ways is so attractive, is no longer open. If we were to turn our backs upon Europe, thereby alienating every friend, we should by disinteresting ourselves in their fate invite them to disinterest themselves in ours.” —WSC, 2 May 1935
Churchill and the Rhineland: “They Had Only to Act to Win”
14
Sep
2023
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
It is the belief of many thoughtful historians that Churchill said and did nothing about the Rhineland. His actions are more complex than that. He did give mixed signals, but he also proposed solutions. When France refused action, he favored collective action. His public declarations were hardly a clarion call. But we must bear in mind also that he was not in office. The Rhineland marked Churchill’s final disillusionment over the League of Nations and impelled his efforts to secure Collective Security. The problem was that the willing were few—and demonstrably unwilling to cooperate.
Vanishing National Anthems: Do We Still Know the Words?
31
Aug
2023
1
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
“Even the single-stanza Star-Spangled Banner is under threat from alternate anthems. One proposed replacement is that Chamber of Commerce production America the Beautiful—widely admired because everyone can sing it. Still, if we can put up with desecrations of the anthem by pop singers at Super Bowls, the rest of us can afford to miss the high notes in ‘rockets’ red glare...’”
Churchill: A Great Reformist Chancellor of the Exchequer
24
Aug
2023
By NICK BOSANQUET AND ANDREW HALDENBY
The truth needs to be recognized: Winston Churchill was the first Chancellor of the Exchequer whose policies explicitly aimed at promoting economic growth. He was the first to institutionalize protections for widows, their children and the aged. His Local Government initiatives spurred the growth of hospitals. His scheme of “derating” initiative was the first move by a Chancellor to manage an economy—not just to manage a budget.
Winston Churchill Retells the World’s Great Stories, Part 2
11
Aug
2023
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Churchill was busy in 1933, and Eddie Marsh wrote large tracts of the Great Stories. Yet Churchill signed off on every word and edited freely. His aim was not “great stories summarised, but great stories retold. It is essential to select the salient features of the tale and make them live in all their fullness.” These were old tales, but Churchill’s view was balanced: “Even in the 20th century, there have been some well-known writers, but I think that modesty must prevent me from pursuing that line of thought to its legitimate and inevitable conclusion.”