“Americans will always do the right thing, after all other possibilities are exhausted”
Congress dedicates a new Churchill bust, and NPR rightly corrects a famous Churchill misquotation.
Tag: Special Relationship
EU and Churchill’s Views
EU Enough! In debates about the EU (European Union), and Britain’s June 2016 referendum opting to leave, much misinformation was circulated on whether Churchill would be for “Brexit” or “Remain.” The fact is, we don’t know, since no one can ask him.
Prominently quoted in this context is a remark Churchill made to de Gaulle—at least according to de Gaulle—in Unity, his 1942-44 war memoirs: “…each time we must choose between Europe and the open sea, we shall always choose the open sea.”
Nothing to do with the EUWarren Kimball’s Churchill and Roosevelt: The Complete Correspondence (III, 169), nicely clears up this quotation.…
Telling Off the Prez: “Love Actually”
"This is the country of Shakespeare, Churchill, the Beatles, Sean Connery, Harry Potter—David Beckham's right foot...."
