Very succinct and accurate description.
Very succinct and accurate description.
Fairly accurate. No wonder it was considered over the top...
'How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries!,' wrote Churchill.'Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy.
'The effects are apparent in many countries. 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 has ceased to be a great power among men.
'Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the faith: 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.'
To be fair, your quote is not a quote, it’s a paraphrase, and so should not have quotation marks.
Actual quote: “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.”
IOW, he was saying that Islam is capable of inducing in some of its followers a fanatical frenzy, “which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog,.”
Winnie did NOT say that Islam itself is this dangerous, or that it always induces this condition, or that the same condition cannot also be induced by other factors.
His description is more balanced than that, and is not entirely unfavorable to Islam and Muslims.