and not just a bloated cigar-chomping baldie?
2006-08-31 13:08:22 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
leogirl, if i believed every myth i would not ask any questions at all.
2006-08-31 13:13:19 · update #1
If you have read any of his works you would not ask this question. He had his idiosyncrasy's as all greats do, but he had backbone, he saw Hitlers regimes early on for what they truly were, and his words helped pull the British through a very difficult and scary time of their history.
2006-08-31 13:11:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was arguably the only British politician who had enough charisma and backbone to successfully rally the entire population as well as the political class against Nazi Germany, and so in that respect he was a great man. If WW2 had never happened, he would probably have gone down to history as an interesting, sometimes inspiring but mostly attention-seeking pain in the bum. But he had insight, he had courage, he could write well, and he had to handle problems I'm glad I've never had to handle.
I know he's become a boring icon of conservatism, but the more you read about him (and the more you read his own writings) the more fascinating and infuriating he becomes. He was a very complex figure whose legacy shouldn't be left to the Tories to work out. For much of his political career he was a Liberal, in an age when that meant something.
2006-08-31 13:22:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't Churchill that fought the war! he sat snugly in his bunker,during ww2, sent hundreds to their death with his failure in Gallipoli in WW1 he was an overated politician. It was the British spirit that defeated the Germans, not Churchill's spoutings.
Now Admiral Nelson, he was a leader, from the front.
2006-08-31 13:36:45 · answer #3 · answered by championis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The strength of this one man saw Britain through the difficult years of World War II.
2006-08-31 19:10:42 · answer #4 · answered by kytho 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that W. Churchill was a great son of his land . He was one of the most famous person in 20-th century !!!
2006-08-31 19:19:33 · answer #5 · answered by Aziz D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Winston you numpty head, winnie is that black thing that used to slide up and down nelsons column.
They are both great guys, Churchill and Mandela!
2006-08-31 13:21:23 · answer #6 · answered by Juan Kassoff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't spell. His name was Winston. He was a great Briton that happened to like cigars. He didn't inhale though.
2006-08-31 13:14:02 · answer #7 · answered by sumrtanman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good politician and a great motivator, but does that make him a great Briton???
2006-08-31 13:14:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think he was a great briton b/c he was a good leader and he helped britan through a tough time by not conforming to others.
2006-08-31 13:16:37 · answer #9 · answered by swimchic2807 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me. I'm not sure they could've been successful in holding the Nazis off if not for Churchill.
2006-08-31 13:10:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋