Tom, see also the current issue of *Finest Hour,* no. 158 (Spring 2013), for Leslie Hore-Belisha's "How Churchill Influences and Persuades." H-B was co-sponsor of the no confidence motion in 1942, but WSC never held it against him, and made him a minister in his 1945 Caretaker government. Hore-Belisha writes:
Then in conversation he said, “If you attack me I shall strike back and, remember, while you have a 3.7-inch gun I have a 12-inch gun.” This was a reference to the fact that he was Prime Minister, with all the authority of his position, whereas I was a critic. He gave his warning with a twinkle in his eye but I knew that he meant business. I gamely went into action, but it was not long before his high explosives and shrapnel were falling all around me. Those who have been close to Churchill know of his intense loyalty to friends, even if he falls out with them politically. While you are a friend you can expect support to the hilt. But you must know that if you cross him Churchill will be an unrelenting opponent. Yet even in the heat of the argument he will often retain a deep regard and even personal affection for the man he is fighting, particularly if the man he is fighting really fights back. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
