Comments on: Lessons in Manliness from Winston Churchill

By: Carlo Gambino

Carlo Gambino — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 10:58:04 +0000

Interesting article.I agree with most of the ideas you have put forward here,they make a lot of sense and are helpful.However, He this article seems to be very biased and is intent at boosting the ego of Winston admirers especially when comparing Winston’s to Hitler’s art! r

By: Meg

Meg — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:16:28 +0000

I’ve always admired Churchill for the way he dealt w/ depression. I had no idea he was an artist as well!

By: The Doctor

The Doctor — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:21:14 +0000

And another…
http://www.winstonchurchill.org/learn/books-about/we-read-them-so-you-dont-have-to/a-polemic-not-a-history

By: The Doctor

The Doctor — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:19:31 +0000

@Nonconformist:

Perspectives, yes. Easy to make some, what, 60-80 years AFTER the fact, in the security of your home with your word processor? Yes.

And while we’re on perspectives… http://www.winstonchurchill.org/learn/books-about/we-read-them-so-you-dont-have-to/the-fine-art-of-selective-quoting

By: The Doctor

The Doctor — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:01:20 +0000

@ Lefty – I noticed that too, and find it endlessly interesting. It’s as though we have to make sure we point out good and bad, as though we’d be guilty of abject hero worship if we didn’t take the opportunity to point out bad things about people.

What’s wrong with simply admiring someone’s good points, while realizing that, as a human being, they MUST have had bad ones?

By: The Doctor

The Doctor — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:59:35 +0000

My apologies for the double post. Something slagged on my end and I didn’t see the first post until I had put the second one.

By: The Doctor

The Doctor — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:58:48 +0000

Amazing how many myths, disguised as fact, are still bandied about as soon as a complimentary article to the man is written. Check out: http://www.winstonchurchill.org , scroll down, and find “Leading Churchill Myths.”

As for the utter, venomous nonsense spewed forth by Kultron, it hardly merits mention save that even a cursory study of history would disprove your statements, as well as the label of “butcher.”

By: The Doctor

The Doctor — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:52:22 +0000

Mention Churchill and the Churchill myths come out yet again.

Alcohol abuser? http://www.winstonchurchill.org/learn/myths/myths/he-was-an-alcohol-abuser
An actor read his speeches? http://www.winstonchurchill.org/learn/myths/myths/an-actor-read-his-speeches

By: Simon

Simon — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:57:44 +0000

Did you know that the voice we hear in the famous speeches is a radio actor who was employed to read Churchill’s speeches on the air to the public?

The original speeches given in Parliament weren’t recorded.

Sorry to spoil that for anyone.

By: Lefty

Lefty — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 07:25:57 +0000

In the comments, I read repeatedly “he had his faults.”

Is there a man that doesn’t ?