Dear Keith, You can find the quote in a 21 Nov. 1943 despatch from the PM to the Home Secretary, which Churchill transcribed into Appendix F of his 'Closing the Ring' volume.
Cordially, Judson On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 12:44 AM, Perpetuo991 <[email protected]> wrote: > To My Fellow Churchillians: > > I am seeking the source of the following passage by WSC: > > "The power of the Executive to cast a man into prison without > formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him > judgement by his peers for an indefinite period, is in the highest > degree odious, and is the foundation of all totalitarian Governments, > whether the Nazi or Communists. Nothing can be more abhorrent to > democracy that to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he > is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization." > > Keith > > -- > 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]<churchillchat%[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.
