Approaching eighty, Churchill warned the House that he was about to speak in Latin, needling the opposition by hoping it would not baffle them. He duly pronounced, “Arma virumque cano” (Arms and the men sing). A Winchester-educated Labour Member asked: “Should it not be ‘man,’ the singular instead of the plural?” Churchill replied: “Little did I expect that I should receive assistance on a classical matter from such a quarter.” The post Teaching Young Winston (2): Latin, Math,...| The Churchill Project – Hillsdale College
“If I want to understand Sir Winston Churchill's philosophy of life and living, what books would you recommend?” Your question first seemed impossibly broad. But on further thought, there very definitely is a body of work that helps provide the answers. Please use our online annotated bibliography for details and notes on books mentioned or to search for others in the same field. The post What was Winston Churchill’s Philosophy of Life and Living? appeared first on The Churchill Project...| The Churchill Project – Hillsdale College
“Clementine from the first had liked and respected this dour man, but she found this remark too much to bear and, rounding on him, she rebuked him soundly, in her perfect, rather formal French.... The General was much upset, and apologised profusely.... Later on in the war he was to give her a beautiful Lalique cock—the emblem of France—which she greatly treasured.” —Mary Soames The post Chartwell’s Lalique Cockerel: A Rare Gift of Gaullist Penance appeared first on The Churchill ...| The Churchill Project – Hillsdale College
Ian Hamilton looked after Churchill in the Army, nominating him for medals and furthering his work as a war correspondent. He was also there for him as Churchill entered Parliament, offering advice and counsel that Churchill demonstrably followed. Hamilton belongs in the first rank among young Winston’s mentors. The post Churchill’s True Mentors (Part 2): The Wisdom of Ian Hamilton appeared first on The Churchill Project - Hillsdale College.| The Churchill Project – Hillsdale College
In 1931, Churchill himself listed “Men Who Have Influenced or Impressed Me.” Three in particular stand out. Bourke Cockran, Hugh Cecil and Ian Hamilton, each in his own way, met many qualities of mentors listed by Daniel Levinson in his classic work, “Seasons of a Man’s Life.” Without them, Winston Churchill would have been a different man. The post Churchill’s True Mentors: Cockran, Cecil and Hamilton (Part 1) appeared first on The Churchill Project - Hillsdale College.| The Churchill Project – Hillsdale College