leighway:fuckyeahhistorycrushes | eurohist:Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill at 19, in the uniform o
leighway:fuckyeahhistorycrushes | eurohist:Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill at 19, in the uniform of the Fourth Queen’s Own HussarsA memory of Baden-Powell:When all was over [the inter-regimental polo tournament] and a sigh of relief was going round, there suddenly sprang to his feet one of the members of the 4th Hussars’ team, who said: “Now, gentleman, you would probably like to hear me address you on the subject of polo!” It was Mr. Winston Churchill. Naturally there were cries of: “No, we don’t! Sit down!” and so on, but disregarding all their objections, with a genial smile he proceeded to discourse on the subject, and before long all opposition dropped as his honeyed words flowed upon their ears, and in a short time he was hard at it expounding the beauties and the possibilities of this wonderful game. He proceeded to show how it was not merely the finest game in the world but the most noble and soul-inspiring contest in the whole universe, and having made his point he wound up with a peroration which brought us all cheering to our feet. (the full quote here…)(Baden-Powell, Indian Memories, 1915)Holy smokes Churchill, you were a FINE young lad. -- source link
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