If I remember correctly, he showed no such restraint when it came to bombing "wogs" (Iraqis).
> That Winston, such a card. > > "Churchill was sipping a glass of port in the House smoking room. > Harold Nicolson was listening to him talk. A conservative member of > Parliament told the prime minister that the British public was > demanding the unrestricted bombing of Nazi Germany. "You and others > may desire to kill women and children," Churchill replied, but the > British government's desire was to destroy military objectives. "My > motto," the Prime Minister continued, "is 'Business before Pleasure.'" > It was October 17, 1940. (p. 241, Human Smoke) -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
