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Winston Churchill on Islam
The River War
| 1899
| Sir Winston Churchill
Posted on 03/07/2006 6:30:18 PM PST by southernnorthcarolina
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To: Right Wing Assault
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posted on
03/07/2006 7:01:46 PM PST
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(“Don't approach a Bull from the front, a Horse from the rear, or a Fool from any side.”)
To: southernnorthcarolina
What a brilliant man. The eloquence is mesmerizing and unparalleled.
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posted on
03/07/2006 7:03:19 PM PST
by
JerseyDvl
("Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel"-Samuel Johnson to the Dems of today.)
To: Mr. Mojo
How many books in the set? Churchill's The Second World War, mostly written after his 1945 defeat and before his comeback, consists of six volumes. Churchill wrote elsewhere: "History will be kind to me, for I shall write it." Certainly true with respect to The Second World War.
I'd never be so presumptuous as to say that a given work is "required reading," but this one is close.
To: NewLand
You do realize I'm going to steal this picture lol. Well done! :)
Jeff
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posted on
03/07/2006 7:07:23 PM PST
by
mosquewatch.com
("The enemy is anyone who will get you killed, no matter what side they are on.")
To: NewLand
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posted on
03/07/2006 7:08:06 PM PST
by
mosquewatch.com
("The enemy is anyone who will get you killed, no matter what side they are on.")
To: southernnorthcarolina
I can not find this quote in the on-line edition version.
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posted on
03/07/2006 7:14:10 PM PST
by
Hiddigeigei
(One doesn't have to regret the Enlightenment to be a conservative!)
To: southernnorthcarolina
Great stuff, thanks for posting!
bump
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posted on
03/07/2006 7:16:03 PM PST
by
freedomson
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To: southernnorthcarolina
Yeah, it's one of those classics that has remained on my "to read" list for .....almost two decades now.
I did finally get around to reading William Shirer's The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, and it was excellent.
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posted on
03/07/2006 7:25:10 PM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: southernnorthcarolina
Also from Patton:
"It seems to me a certainty that the fatalistic teachings of Mohammed and the utter degradation of the Arab women are the outstanding causes for the arrested development of the Arab. He is exactly as he was around the year 700, while we have been developing."
General George S. Patton
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posted on
03/07/2006 7:25:11 PM PST
by
Apercu
("Res ipsa loquitur")
To: southernnorthcarolina
"No stronger retrograde force exists in the world."
It would be good to have a thread of all such *politically incorrect* statements from famous statesmen and such to stand tall next to some of today's pablum.
To: jdm
"Churchill was not even 25 years of age when he wrote that."
The man was brilliant, brave and blunt -- oh, and I think he was learning disabled in his youth. An extraordinary man. Haven't seen his kind since.
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posted on
03/07/2006 7:33:52 PM PST
by
quesney
To: southernnorthcarolina
"Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities, but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it." Proving once again - The more things change the more they stay the same!
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posted on
03/07/2006 7:39:09 PM PST
by
patriot_wes
(papal infallibility - a proud tradition since 1869)
To: southernnorthcarolina
Great quote! Churchill nailed Hitler and he has pegged the Muslims. To bad people are ignoring him now just as they did when he nailed Hitler. Unfortunately many who don't see his wisdom call themselves conservatives.
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posted on
03/07/2006 7:39:22 PM PST
by
hawkiye
To: Mr. Mojo
[re Churchill's The Second World War]: Yeah, it's one of those classics that has remained on my "to read" list for .....almost two decades now.Do it. You won't regret it. Great inside account not only of the war itself, but of its root causes, and the buildup to it. Of course, the fact that Churchill was a (or perhaps the) key player makes it better.
Contrast with his A History of the English Speaking Peoples, four volumes ©1956-58. I love Winnie, but God, what a plodder. Of course, he was well into his 80s when he wrote it. But way too broad in scope, and the author didn't star in the work.
To: southernnorthcarolina
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posted on
03/07/2006 7:58:10 PM PST
by
Dustbunny
(Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. - Will Rogers)
To: JerseyDvl
His writing reminds me of Mencken. And that's very high praise.
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posted on
03/07/2006 8:05:58 PM PST
by
Huck
(space for rent)
To: southernnorthcarolina
The Second World War is a fascinating read, right down to the foot notes, but even with the quality of Churchill's writing it takes awhile to finish because of sheer size. IIRC, I finished it not long before Ultra became known, the main secret he had to leave out.
To: southernnorthcarolina
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posted on
03/07/2006 8:15:40 PM PST
by
Robe
(Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
To: JerseyDvl
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posted on
03/07/2006 8:38:49 PM PST
by
Emmet Fitzhume
(Memo to Al Franken: Read Ecclesiastes 7:9, and get back to me.)
To: southernnorthcarolina
If any religion had the chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next hundred years, it could be Islam--George Bernard Shaw
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posted on
03/07/2006 8:40:53 PM PST
by
moonpie57
(Fred Howell McMurray, Jr. The man on my POW bracelet.)
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