I found that on the last page of "The Gathering Storm" Churchill says "Eleven years in the political wilderness had freed me from ordinary party antagonisms." It's not "The Wilderness Years", but it makes me wonder if he wasn't the first to apply it to himself.
Evan -----Original Message----- From: Quinn Bastian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:44 pm Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: The Wilderness Years I don't know that I would compare Churchill to Moses. The wilderness years has been used to describe Churchill's ten years out of power but let's remember that he did cause some of his own problems through his actions. While history has certainly vindicated Churchill, he did have areas where he was dead wrong (his opposition to Overlord, his insistence on Italy as being the "soft underbelly of Europe", etc.). However, in my view, this in no way takes away from his being a great man. Q ----- Original Message ----- From: David To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 7:58 PM Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: The Wilderness Years Not only try, but apply ....... both were tested, both were frustrated, both were derided by the peoples they loved, both died before the perfect state was found , but both moved us some steps nearer ......... From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Courtenay Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 12:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: The Wilderness Years Try Moses. ----- Original Message ----- From: Stan A. Orchard To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 4:03 PM Subject: [ChurchillChat] The Wilderness Years The period between 1929 and 1939 are very well know today as Churchill's "Wilderness Years" - but what is the origin of this phrase in relation to Churchill's career? Was it Churchill or someone else? Thanks. Stan ************************************************* Stan A. Orchard, R.P.Bio. BullfrogControl.com Inc. 69A Burnside Road West Victoria, British Columbia CANADA V9A 1B6 250-388-5831 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.bullfrogcontrol.com Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.8.3/1747 - Release Date: 10/26/2008 9:27 AM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ChurchillChat?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
