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Barack Obama is probably not familiar with the lesser-known quotes of Winston Churchill, which is a shame. One might bring a wry nod of recognition. After contemplating how World War I had changed patterns of thought and belief, Churchill turned to the unending Irish question. "As the deluge subsides and the waters fall short," Churchill told the House of Commons in 1922, "we see the dreary steeples of Fermanagh and Tyrone emerging once again...
...considerable evidence that fails to confirm that trait’s importance. Context is often more important than traits. The athletic child who is the natural leader on the playground may lose that dominant position when the group returns to a well structured classroom. For example, in January 1940, Winston Churchill was regarded as a failed politician, but after the British defeat in France, he was seen as a charismatic leader who could rally the nation. Churchill’s traits did not change in 1940; the situation did.The traits-centered approach has not vanished from modern studies of leadership...
...considerable evidence that fails to confirm that trait’s importance. Context is often more important than traits. The athletic child who is the natural leader on the playground may lose that dominant position when the group returns to a well structured classroom. For example, in January 1940, Winston Churchill was regarded as a failed politician, but after the British defeat in France, he was seen as a charismatic leader who could rally the nation. Churchill’s traits did not change in 1940; the situation...
...Despite some struggles late in the day on Saturday, the Crimson came out sailing well on Sunday in much windier conditions. In the first three races of the day, Garrity teamed up with junior crew Winston Yan, while Palmer worked with Stokes, and sophomore skipper Teddy Himler and Konstadt were a duo out on the water for Harvard...
India's Mohandas Gandhi staged highly publicized fasts throughout his life, first to protest colonial rule and later to protest Hindu-Muslim violence. He once broke a fast when a group of tearful rioters laid their machetes at his feet. In 2006, newly declassified government records show that Winston Churchill would have preferred to let Gandhi die in prison during his 1942 hunger strike; his war cabinet managed to convince him that this would have been disastrous...