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At every turn, [Churchill] perceived his own words and actions through the prism of posterity. He was determined that the historians should say: “He nothing common did or mean upon that memorable scene.” Indeed, in those days Andrew Marvell’s lines on King Charles I’s execution were much in his mind. He recited them repeatedly to his staff, and then to the House of Commons.
— Jan 09, 2018 12:30PM
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By the evening of June 5, Churchill was back in London. As Clementine departed for bed, she bade good to her husband in his Map Room below Whitehall. He said: “Do you realize that by the time you wake up tomorrow, twenty thousand young men may have been killed?”
— Jan 19, 2018 03:42PM