Starting a specific thread to answer Michael McRobbie's request. The quote about William Pitt the Younger applying to Churchill is from WSC private secretary John Martin's Diary.
Martin Gilbert, Official Biography, WINSTON S. CHURCHILL, vol. VI, FINEST HOUR, 435-36: During May 30 [1940] Desmond Morton sent Churchill a seven page note by the Australian High Commissioner in London, Stanley Bruce, arguing, in one of its paragraphs, in favour of an international conference 'to formulate a peace settlement'. Churchill struck out this paragraph, and wrote in the margin: 'No'. Crossing out Bruce's final point, that 'the further shedding of blood and the continuance of hideous suffering is unnecessary' and that the belligerents should 'cease the struggle', Churchill wrote: 'Rot,' and went on to note, for Morton: 'The end is rotten.' That night one of Churchill's private secretaries, John Martin, wrote home: 'The PM's confidence and energy are amazing. "Nobody left his presence without feeling a braver man" was said of Pitt; but it is no less true of him.' Martin's note was quoted by both David Irving and John Charmley in their critical biographies. A brief toast to Irving and Charmley. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
