There's a famous Winston Churchill quote that I've been mulling over. It was a remark concerning his political oponent Clement Attlee and is regarded as a fine example of his wit and ability to make a stinging insult.
"Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest about.”
I've been chewing it over, and the more I think about it the more it seems like a compliment and not an insult at all. Surely, modesty implies that one has some degree of talent about which to be modest?
If you say "I'm not very good at football" and you genuinely are not very good at football, then this is not being modest but being honest? If you say it and you just happen to be David Beckham, then that is being very modest.
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Because it's British history
Fuck the British . It's a bitch telling difference between a Chinese and a Japanese. You expect me tell who is American or British just by reading the name!
In America we only name gay babies Winston. In England all babies are born gay. This rule of thumb should help you in the future.
America! Fuck Yeah! Does it look like this man is named Winston?
Actually he looks like a Carlos Ray Norris.
Clement Attlee - Labour politician and Prime Minister from 1945-51
Winston Churchill - Conservative politician and Prime Minister 1940–45 and 1951–55
They stood against each other as the main opposing candidates in two elections and served together in the War Time coalition government during WWII. I don't actually know when the quote originated, could have been while they were running against each other or serving together in the coaliton governent. I guess the context would actually cast some light on it's meaning...
So he was the 1940's equivalent of an insecure bitch always digging for complements? Hmm... could be.