Posted on 11/02/2007 8:31:18 AM PDT by Loud Mime
“To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.”
George Washington
“It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and, at no distant period, a great Nation, to give to mankind the magnanimous and too novel example of a People always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence.”
George Washington (Farewell Address, 19 September 1796)
And from a great Statesman, Winston Churchill:
This photo of Churchill by Yusef Karsh is my all-time favorite…
"A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him."
“I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.”
“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”
“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.”
“He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.”
“I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over I shall confine myself entirely to writing and painting.”
Clinton, Gore and Carter should heed this advice…
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According to the libs he should have said,
“To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Deist.”
I started a new tactic with liberals:
Keep “under God” in the pledge. But allow them to substitute their own “ultimate authority” if they wish.
To some people, it would be “under Bill Clinton” or “under Hillary” (ycch) or “under the UN.” But make them state their ultimate authority. It’s FUN!
That ultimate authority to them would probably be the Supreme Court.
In reality, secular socialists don’t want there to be such a thing as “objective truth” because they don’t want to be “judged” against an unappealable yardstick.
But it's attributed to being said to Bessie Braddock at some party. I doubt if it were said to her face. It was probably voiced in a corner to some other gents amid some laughter and good grace after the initial encounter....like we all I have done at such moments.
The quote from Churchill seems reasonable and witty, the insult to the lady is not like him...unless he was REALLY drunk.
"The power under the Constitution will always be in the People. It is entrusted for certain defined purposes, and for a certain limited period, to representatives of their own choosing; and whenever it is executed contrary to their Interest, or not agreeable to their wishes, their Servants can, and undoubtedly will be, recalled." (Nov. 10, 1787)
"We will never have Peace till the enemy are convinced that we are in a condition to carry on the War. It is no new maxim in politics that for a nation to obtain Peace, or insure it, It must be prepared for War." (May 5 [July 6]1780)
"There is so little dependence on newspaper publications, which take whatever complexion to the editors please to give them, that persons at a distance, who have no other means of information, are oftentimes at a loss to form an opinion on the most important occurrences." (May 15, 1797)
"A good general government, without good morals and good habits, will not make us a happy People; and we shall deceive ourselves if we think it will." (Aug. 31, 1788)
I read somewhere that a dining companion was unhappy with him, in that he had a `snoot-full’, and told him,
“If you were my husband, I believe I would poison you.”
And his response:
“If I were your husband, I believe I would take it.”
Or something like that.
That was to Lady Astor....it’s quite a quote. I wish I could have heard the remarks the preceded that exchange.
Well Done.
you get pinged to this?
The more I read of Washington, the more I wonder if all of this knowledge truly came from him....it’s almost too much, too good.
That much good can only come from a man who was truly blessed.
Smithfield ham? Is that referring to a sense of humor?
Did he coin the famous, “We’ve established what you are. Now we’re just haggling over price.”?
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
I think I’m going to use one of the Churchill quotes as my tagline for awhile. It’s so timely, considering the current state of the GOP.
Thanks. Great post!
He was half-American, you know: the good half! ;^)
My favorite Churchill response:
Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea.
Churchill: Nancy, if I were your husband, I'd drink it.”
Here is a little background you might find interesting.
Lady Astor was born Nancy Witcher Langhorne, an American daughter of Chiswell Dabney Langhorne of Danville, Virginia. After divorcing her first husband she moved to England. Three years later she married Waldorf Astor.
Her father-in-law, William Waldorf Astor, was the great grandson of John Jacob Astor. In 1919 her father-in-law died. Nancy's husband succeeded his father as the second Viscount Astor of Hever Castle and he entered the House of Lords, vacating his seat in the lower House.
Nancy became a candidate for her husband's vacant seat and won -- the first woman to ever hold a seat in the House of Commons. She would hold that seat, as a Conservative Member of Parliament until retiring in 1945.
She was known as a fierce debater. There is a famous exchange between Winston Churchill and Lady Astor when they were both staying at Blenheim Castle visiting the Marlboroughs. The two politicians had been at each other's throat all weekend when Lady Astor said, "Winston, if I were your wife I'd put poison in your coffee." Whereupon Winston said, "Nancy, if I were your husband I'd drink it."
I hope she toasted his remark....twas very witty.
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