Smuts was probably the only person whom Churchill recognized as being not only
on an equal level to himself, but in many ways superior. When Smuts died in
1950, Churchill wrote to Mrs Smuts as follows:
"Please accept my deepest sympathy in your sorrow and deprivation. I
know how vain are words in such sadness, and how much worse it is for those who
stay than for those who go. But there must be comfort in the proofs of
admiration and gratitude that have been evoked all over the world for a
warrior-statesman and philosopher who was probably more fitted to guide
struggling and blundering humanity through its sufferings and perils towards a
better day than anyone who lived in any country during his epoch."
Paul Courtenay
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From: richard geschke
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Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 12:01 AM
Subject: RE: [ChurchillChat] Daily Mail: Half of young people do not
recognise Winston Churchill... and he will be 'forgotten' in 80 years
Good point,
While Smuts was very influential he never the less was no Churchill. But
your point is well taken. There are many figures in history who were very
influential and yet they have faded into the abyss of historical legend. For
example how about George C. Marshall.
Richard C. Geschke
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Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 16:14:19 -0500
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [ChurchillChat] Daily Mail: Half of young people do not
recognise Winston Churchill... and he will be 'forgotten' in 80 years
Students today are subjected not only to vapid history lessons, but to
politically revisionist history. For example, how many today would recognize a
photo or even the name of Jan Smuts, a distinguished contemporary of Churchill,
a member of his war cabinet, and a prime minister in his own right? Smuts, who
deserved better, has been subjected to a politically-correct purge. (What
happened to Jan Smuts International Airport?) Why? He was a white man from
South Africa.
Harlan Cooper
[email protected]
On 5/13/2010 10:58 AM, richard geschke wrote:
The old adage of out of sight, out of mind plays prominently in this type
of story. Most people in America know the likes of George Washington because
we almost see him everyday on our currency, same goes for the likes of Lincoln
and Jefferson. Most young generations see and sense what is around them in
their current everyday lives. This type of article in the daily mail typifies
the culture we live in, with no sense of history. The lack of our educational
systems to give a proper historical prospective of just what has transpired is
also a major factor in seeing such articles in print.
Richard C. Geschke
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Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 05:44:08 -0700
Subject: [ChurchillChat] Daily Mail: Half of young people do not recognise
Winston Churchill... and he will be 'forgotten' in 80 years
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To: [email protected]
It seems that we have a lot of work to do....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1278079/Half-young-people-recognise-Winston-Churchill---forgotten-80-years.html
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