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Lord Randolph Churchill

Lord Randolph Churchill (1849–1894) was a British Conservative politician. He was known for his opposition to the Liberals, especially William Gladstone. He was behind the "Fourth Party" and the Tory Democracy. He married the American socialite Jennie Jerome, who became a mistress to Edward VII. Together, Lord and Lady Randolph were the parents of Winston Churchill, the British wartime leader and Prime Minister.

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  • "The forest laments in order that Mr Gladstone may perspire."[1]
Simple: The forest mourns in order that Mr Gladstone may sweat.
About the quote: Speaking about Gladstone's hobby of chopping down trees.
  • "I decided some time ago that if the G. O. M. went for Home Rule, the Orange card would be the one to play. Please God it may turn out the ace of trumps and not the two."[1]
Simple: I decided some time ago that if the G[rand]. O[ld]. M[an]. [referring to Gladstone] went for Home Rule, the Orange card would be the one to play. Please God it may turn out to be the the ace of trumps and not the two.
About the quote: Letter, 16 February 1886.
  • "Ulster will fight; Ulster will be right."[2]
About the quote: Public letter, 7 May 1886.
Simple: Ulster will fight and be right.
  • "An old man in a hurry."[3]
About the quote: Speaking of Gladstone
  • "All great men make mistakes. Napoleon forgot Blücher, I forgot Goschen."[1]
About the quote: After Churchill suddenly resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Joachim Goschen was appointed in his place.
Simple: Everyone makes mistakes.
  • "I never could make out what those damned dots [decimal points] meant."[1]
About the quote: Recounted by Winston Churchill in the 1906 biography of his father.
Simple: I do not know what decimal points are.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Churchill, Lord Randolph" The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Ed. Elizabeth Knowles. Oxford University Press, 2004. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed on 12 December 2008
  2. ↑ Quinault, Roland, ‘Churchill, Lord Randolph Henry Spencer (1849–1895)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 12 Dec 2008
  3. ↑ Churchill, Lord Randolph Churchill, p. 860

References

  • "Churchill, Lord Randolph" The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Ed. Elizabeth Knowles. Oxford University Press, 2004. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed on 12 December 2008
  • Churchill, Winston, Lord Randolph Churchill. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1907.
  • Quinault, Roland, ‘Churchill, Lord Randolph Henry Spencer (1849–1895)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 12 Dec 2008

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