Churchill Had it Right

The River War ^ | 1/1/1899 | Winston Churchill

[ZeitgeistSurfer]

Here is a passage from "The River War",written by Sir Winston Churchill in 1899 after he had participated in the Sudanese campaign:

"How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live.

A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property - either as a child, a wife, or a concubine - must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam hasceased to be a great power among men.

"Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities. Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the Queen: all know how to die. But the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science - the science against which it had vainly struggled - the civilization of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilization of ancient Rome."

[ZeitgeistSurfer]

No comment needed.

[First_Salute]

Bump.

[LTCJ]

Fourth paragraph BUMP

105 years of undamped resonance.

[G.Mason]

" ...Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science - the science against which it had vainly struggled - the civilization of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilization of ancient Rome."

Winston Churchill had more sense as a young man than most politicians in the U.S. have as older men.

The Muslims will never change. The anti-social sects, all need extermination.

[y2k_free_radical]

thanks for post

[Spok]

If Churchill was still alive, he'd be banned on 99% of all college campuses.

[Jeremiah Jr]

[Kirkwood]

Yep, he nailed it.

[dawn53]

After leading England through the war years, Churchill also lost his bid for reelection.

[FreeRadical]

A Bump for the ol' boy. He didn't miss much, did he?

[snopercod]

Churchill understood, but I'm afraid our President Bush hasn't a clue. Religion of Peace my a**...

[kpp_kpp]

"were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science - the science against which it had vainly struggled - the civilization of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilization of ancient Rome."

So now that today's science and Christianity are opposed to each other, what does this infer??

[shield]

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival. Winston Churchill

[brityank]

“Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.”
-- Winston Churchill