I have heard the statement before, attributed to Churchill. Not sure about where and when he is reputed to have said it.
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:14:24 -0500 Subject: [ChurchillChat] Gunmakers Pub/Churchill quote inquiry From: [email protected] To: [email protected] I sought the help of a friend who's an official at the Marylebone Library in Marylebone Road, asking if she was familiar with the pub, and she replies: No, but as it happens I may well be meeting a friend for lunch over that way on Friday. If so, I can drop in - food appears to be good. I have to admit, I can't trace the Leader or the Letter in the Times in May 1945, so suspect "prepared" means wrote, got a private reply and did not publish. http://www.winstonchurchill.org/learn/speeches/quotations/famous-quotations-and-stories seems to give the source as H.A.Grunwald, Churchill: The Life Triumphant (American Heritage, 1965). If so, that may give the specific source. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Derek Greenwell <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 10:10 AM During a recent visit to London I had lunch in a pub called The Gunmakers just behind Marylebone High St. The pub contained to my surprise and delight a number of WSC items , all well known . However one item caught my eye. It was a large framed print of WSC with the following inscription underneath. Can anyone tell me whether or not it is authentic? It reads “ At the end of the war, before the election he lost in 1945 The Times of London prepared an editorial suggesting that he campaign as a nonpartisan world leader and retire gracefully rather soon afterward. The Editor first informed Churchill that he was going to make these two points. “Mr Editor, Churchill said to the first point “I fight my corner” and to the second “Mr Editor I leave when the pub closes” If not genuine then it certainly has a Churchillian ring to it! Has anyone come across it before? Regards Derek J Greenwell No, but as it happens I may well be meeting a friend for lunch over that way on Friday. If so, I can drop in - food appears to be good. I have to admit, I can't trace the Leader or the Letter in the Times in May 1945, so suspect "prepared" means wrote, got a private reply and did not publish. http://www.winstonchurchill.org/learn/speeches/quotations/famous-quotations-and-stories (which looks an authoritative site) seems to give the source as H.A.Grunwald, Churchill: The Life Triumphant (American Heritage, 1965). If so, that may give the specific source. Group Company Secretary / Director Walter Thompson (Contractors) Ltd Construction House Northallerton North Yorkshire DL7 8ED Switchboard: 01609 780700 Direct Line: 01609 785035 Direct Fax: 01609 774380 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ftcg.co.uk P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail P ***********************Company Registration Details********************** This message is private and confidential. If you have received this message in error, please notify us and remove it from your system, This message has been sent by a member of the FT Construction Group comprising: Walter Thompson ( Contractors) Ltd - 402706 Tom Willoughby Ltd - 703979 Wares Teesside Ltd - 3463946 Langtons (Northallerton) Ltd - 702006 George Fordy Properties Ltd - 4310402 The registered office for all Group Companies is Construction House, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England, DL7 8ED Please note that neither FT Construction Group nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan the email and attachments (if any). ************************************************************************ -- 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. *********************************************************************************** Westminster City Council switchboard: +44 20 7641 6000 www.westminster.gov.uk *********************************************************************************** This E-Mail may contain information which is privileged, confidential and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this E-mail or any part of it, please telephone Westminster City Council immediately on receipt. You should not disclose the contents to any other person or take copies. *********************************************************************************** -- 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. -- 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.
