If I had been an Italian I am sure that I should have been whole-heartedly with you from the start to finish in your triumphant struggle against the bestial appetites and passions of Leninism.

― Winston Churchill (Speech in Rome on 20 January, 1927, praising Mussolini)”

I will not pretend that, if I had to choose between Communism and Nazi-ism, I would choose Communism.

― Winston Churchill

I have never in my life seen these quotes before. Holy shit they're bad.

  • Classic_Agency [he/him,comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    I do not admit that the dog in the manger has the final right to the manger, though he may have lain there for a very long time I do not admit that right. I do not admit for instance that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America or the black people of Australia. I do not admit that a wrong has been to those people by the fact that a stronger race, a higher-grade race or at any rate a more worldly-wise race, to put it that way, has come in and taken their place. I do not admit it. I do not think the Red Indians had any right to say, 'American continent belongs to us and we are not going to have any of these European settlers coming in here'. They had not the right, nor had they the power.

    The only reason why he opposed Germany was that its was Britain's interest to do so. Had things been different he would have been a supporter of Hitler most definately.