Saturday, January 24, 2015

Winston Churchill: Dead 50 Years - A Look At Some Truths

24th January

CIVILIZING FATHER

  On this day in 1965 Winston Churchill passed away.

  In 1919, when presiding over the British Air Council, he had offered one of his frequent lessons in the art of war:

  "I do not understand this squeamishness about the use of gas . . . I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilized tribes . . . The moral effect should be so good . . . and would spread a lively terror."

  And in 1937, speaking before the Palestine Royal Commission, he offered one of his frequent lessons on the history of humanity:

  "I do not admit that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America or the black people of Australia . . . by the fact that a stronger race, a higher -grade race . . . has come in and taken their place."

Eduardo Galeano from 'Children of the Days'


3 comments:

Peter Berg said...

"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
(#Winston #Churchill)

http://www.winstonchurchillquotes.com/quote/4fc12/the-best-argument-against-democracy

Mike Ballard said...

Winnie was drunk everyday of his adult life. He lived a long time though and he was right about the threat Nazi Germany posed for the world.

Anonymous said...

Here is a link to BBC News item on Churchill´s Controversies

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29701767?ns_mchannel=email&ns_source=inxmail_newsletter&ns_campaign=bbcnewsmagazine_news__&ns_linkname=na&ns_fee=0

What an old bastard he was