Churchill Likened To Julius Caesar
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Received Thursclay, 7 p.m. LONDON, July 21. When Mr. Churchill has elected. vice-president Qf the London Lilirary, Lord Altrincham amused memhers as he recounted his attempt tQ hud in , history a figure comparahle with "the most illustrious man alive" for achievements hoth as a man oi letters and a man of action. Machiavelli, Richelieu, Thiers, Guizot, Disraeli, and Rosebery were eonsidered in turn and rejected ior failing to matcli their impoxtance m hoth fields. The same fate awaited Cicero — in spite of his ov.n estimate of himself. Julius Oaesar, Lord Altrincham decided, was the only eompar?ihle map. Even the conqueror of G-aul and Britain, he continued, wrote only ahout his own actions. Mr. Churchill — though he had done that too— could also claim two famous biographies.
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 July 1948, Page 5
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