"Give me the facts, and I will twist them the way I want, to suit my argument."
by:
Sir Winston Churchill
(1874-1965) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940-1945, 1951-1955)
Source:
to an Oxford historian assisting him during the 1930's on a biography of the first Duke of Marlborough; quoted in Stafford, _Churchil and Secret Service_ (1998)
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Modern politicians have certainly mastered this one!
 -- KD, St Jacques Le Majeur     
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    Five stars for the accuracy and, thumbs down for how the American politician, educator, media reporter, etc. has alienated the truth by implementing this stated subject matter correctness.
     -- Mike, Norwalk     
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    When is Churchill supposed to have said this? What is the source for this quotation?
     -- Jack, Brussels (Belgium) - but I'm British !     
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    Spoken like a lawyer and our Congress is made up mostly of lawyers. Hey, maybe that's why the country is in such a mess.
     -- jim k, austin     
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    Probably a very bad quote from this great leader. All information comes to us and must be processed or syncretized into a complete whole or policy. Ever heard of the word NUANCE.
     -- Waffler, Smith     
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    HE MANAGED TO KEEP ENGLAND TOGETHER AND FIGHTING WWII BY FITTING WORDS TO MATCH THE SITUATION
     -- GUSTAVO, ATLANTA     
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    I know what you mean Jim K. We have two lawyer senators from our state I'm not very pleased with.
     -- cal, lewisville, tx     
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    That's how you get to be Prime Minister... ;-)
     -- E Archer, NYC     
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