Gettysburg Address Archives | Richard M. Langworth

James Humes 1934-2020: Irrepressible Admirer of Old Excellence

26 August 2020 Comments 0 Comments

James Calhoun Humes … has died at 85. From his celestial perch, he is probably wondering about this little tribute. He was convinced, I heard, that he had given “mortal affront” by his impersonations of Sir Winton Churchill. Or, in my case, by publishing a book of Churchill quotes, many of which he mangled, some of which he made up. I guess in later life, he thought we’d written him off. Not quite. = Humes was born in Pennsylvania to Samuel Hamilton Humes and Elenor Kathryn Graham. He was descended from early settlers of Virginia and Tennessee.…

Civil War Memorials: What We Need to Remember

26 August 2017 Comments 2 Comments

Of Civil War…

“We think we are wholly superior people,” said the Civil War historian Shelby Foote. The 50th and 75th Anniversaries of the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg were poignant, inspiring moments. The words spoken of those occasions give cause to wonder. In the welter of emotions, have we forgotten what we need to remember?

“We may be given to meet again…”

Shelby Foote:

We think we are wholly superior people. If we’d been anything like as superior as we think we are, we’d never have fought that Civil War.…

National Winston Churchill Day 2016

12 April 2016 Comments 0 Comments

National Day of Celebration: April 9th?

Published 9 April 2016 by the Hillsdale College Churchill Project

Why does the United States designate April 9th as National Churchill Day? Why not, for example, May 10th? That was the day in 1940 when, with liberty in retreat, he became Britain’s prime minister, sure that he knew a good deal about it all, certain he would not fail, impatient for the morning….

But April 9th has a certain national significance for Americans. That was the day, in 1963, when President Kennedy proclaimed Sir Winston an honorary citizen of the United States.…