“My own personal view had always been that I would never coerce Ulster to make her come under a Dublin Parliament, but I would do all that was necessary to prevent her stopping the rest of Ireland having the Parliament they desired. I believe this was sound and right, and in support of it I was certainly prepared to maintain the authority of Crown and Parliament under the Constitution by whatever means were necessary.” —WSC, 1914 The post A Tale of Two Speeches: Churchill and Irish Home...| The Churchill Project – Hillsdale College
Churchill’s role in D-Day is a matter of some controversy. This book looks at the great invasion in its context, the culmination of years of planning and preparation, as the decision-makers saw it amidst the challenges of their time. The first chapter is titled “Hindsight is a Wonderful Thing.” Happily, hindsight is avoided here. This approach mirrors that of Churchill himself, as explained in his memoirs of the Second World War. Churchill’s method reminds us that human beings must ma...| The Churchill Project – Hillsdale College
Churchill’s historical accounts revivify politics by freeing it from the bonds of historical necessity. For him, politics is the realm of responsibility, of genuine choice, of praise and blame. Human beings are not simply subject to whatever fate the historical process has in store. They can make the choices that will direct their course. The post Churchill and de Tocqueville: History in a Democratic Age appeared first on The Churchill Project - Hillsdale College.| The Churchill Project – Hillsdale College