> Churchill’s defense of his famous ancestor did not stop with his own > ‘Marlborough’. His introduction to the Haworth Press 1934 edition of John > Paget’s The New Examen (first published in 1861) is definitely worth > reading, as also is Paget’s critical review of Lord Macaulay in his article > ‘The Duke of Marlborough’ (pp 1-31 in the Haworth Press edition).
...which puts one in mind of WSC's riposte when challenged by a later Paget at Question Time: Mr. Paget MP: “If the Prime Minister will not tell us whether the Americans have accepted the Belgian rifle, will he tell us whether anybody has accepted it? Have the French? Have even the Belgians? Are we not alone?” WSC: "I am not in the least alarmed by being shouted at. In fact, I rather like it. The descendant of Paget’s Examen will, I hope, be very careful and precise in his facts, and be careful in not misrepresenting and misquoting and otherwise defaming other people. He was a great defender of my ancestor." -1 February 1954 "Churchill by Himself" (http://xrl.us/behhv6), 547 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
