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Literary

The Language: Some Issues Over “Issues”

June 8, 2009

Reprinted with revisions from Finest Hour 133, Winter 2006-07 “I confess myself to be a great admirer of tradition. The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward….The wider the span, the longer the continuity, the greater is the sense of duty in individual men and women, each contributing their brief life’s [...]

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“Here is a law which is above the King”

May 6, 2009

Do you know where Churchill made this statement? “Here is a law which is above the King which even he must not break. This reaffirmation of a supreme law and its expression in a general charter is the great work of Magna Carta; and this alone justifies the respect in which men have held it.” [...]

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Printed Signatures and “Painting as a Pastime”

May 1, 2009

I recently acquired Painting as a Pastime, reprinted 1965.  Across  from the title page is the memorable photo of Mr. Churchill at an easel.   Under this photo is his signature.  The signature seems authentic,  however I am not an expert and am unsure.  For this edition, is there a  signature that has been printed under [...]

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Churchill’s Collected Works

March 11, 2009

Can you direct me to a set of the “Collected Works” of Winston Churchill? If, as I suspect, this is a pricey and limited production, how can I build a complete collection of his works without spending a fortune? —G.S., Maine, USA   You refer to the Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill, 40 volumes [...]

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The Churchill Copyright

March 6, 2009

To answer frequently asked questions, here are the rules governing copyright to the books, articles, speeches and papers of Winston S. Churchill: 1. Non-Commercial Use The copyright in Sir Winston Churchill’s papers, literary works and those papers of which he was the author, did not form part of the 1995 purchase by the British Government, [...]

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