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John Morley
Winston Churchill’s Statesmanship before the First World War, 1912-14
Prudence, Aristotle’s primary quality of statesmen was well demonstrated by Churchill at the Admiralty in the years leading up to the First World War.
Great Contemporaries: Richard Haldane, “Prodigy, Paragon and Philosopher-Statesman”
With his many achievements, Haldane stood as warning that the apex of politics, there was no such thing as friendship. Except perhaps with Churchill.
Which Historical and Contemporary Figures were Churchill’s Inspirations?
These are just a few of the classical authors Churchill read in his self-education as a young man. They form an adjunct to the more recent and direct inspirations, the figures of more recent centuries.