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HAVE WE NO MORE CHURCHILLS? May 22, 2006 by John Lawrence

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill. Statesman, gentleman, and learned scholar. I recently watched a video that contained some of Sir Winston's famous speeches. Listening to his voice was soothing and sad. Listening to the conviction in it was inspiring. It provides a stark contrast to the politicians in our midst today. Indeed, they are politicians often and statesmen seldom.

As I listened to the words of the man who led his nation against 'Hitler and his Huns' as Winston would call them, something was missing from his speech. There was no political correctness, no measuring of his words unless it was necessary to get across to the listener the gravity of the situation. He was never apologetic or condescending. He simply said what he believed in his heart, not what he knew that his audience wanted to hear. He was honest and straight-forward. He was honorable.

...I wonder if the people today could stomach a real leader? My appraisal of our culture leads me to believe that we have become more like the cowards of WWII France, who would sell out their children and their children's children to obtain a false peace.

...During WWII, Winston Churchill declared to Germany that he would rather see London in ruins that to capitulate to one of such loathing as Hitler. "We would rather see London laid in ruins and ashes than that is should be tamely and abjectly enslaved"

...In a speech at the onset of WWII and Britain's involvement, Churchill stated the following: "But now we are at war. And we are going to make war. And persevere in making war until the other side have had enough of it."