June 01, 2005

The Churchill Wit

Another selection from my new old book, this time from page 59:

Nothing is more dangerous in wartime than to live in the temperamental atmosphere of a Gallup Poll, always feeling one's pulse and taking one's temperature.

I see it said that leaders should keep their ears to the ground. All I can say is that the British nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are detected in that somewhat ungainly posture.

House of Commons
September, 1941

Posted by Terry Oglesby at June 1, 2005 09:01 AM
Comments

Wunderbar! (I hope it's not insulting to compliment Churchill auf deutsch...)

Posted by: Lenise at June 1, 2005 04:41 PM