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01-24-2006, 12:26 PM
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Today is the 41st Anniversary of Churchill's death. Without him Britain may not have been victorious in the Second World.  http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/d...00/2506493.stm
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01-24-2006, 12:32 PM
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Churchill was the kind of man that Britain needed at the time.
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01-24-2006, 12:40 PM
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| He and FDR were the right leaders at the right time in history.
The US and UK seem to always have this luck.
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01-24-2006, 12:42 PM
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01-24-2006, 01:13 PM
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| Yes, he was a great man, the best England has ever had!  | |
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01-24-2006, 03:11 PM
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01-24-2006, 03:21 PM
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01-25-2006, 05:42 PM
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01-25-2006, 05:50 PM
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The greatest Briton in history.
| Now THATS one hell of a ****ing statement.... Just imagine that Top Ten List....
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01-25-2006, 05:59 PM
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Country: | We had a 100 top great Britons on TV a while back. But my opinion;
1. Churchill
2. Nelson
3. Isambard Kingdom Brunel
4. Henry VIII
5. Hugh Dowding
6. The Black Prince
7. Frank Whittle
8. Sir Arthur Wellsley
9. Montgomery
10. Elizabeth I
I'm sure all those could be contested, but it's just my opinion.
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01-25-2006, 06:00 PM
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Country: | It has been done. Here is the Top Ten:
1. Churchill
2. Brunel
3. Diana
4. Darwin
5. Shakespeare
6. Newton
7. Lennon
8. Elizabeth I
9. Nelson
10. Cromwell http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...io/2509465.stm
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01-25-2006, 06:06 PM
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01-25-2006, 06:17 PM
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Country: | Agreed, I know why they are there (at least for Diana) but I don't agree with them being there. I would also agree with your least pD, although I would probably have Hugh Dowding above Henry VIII
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01-25-2006, 06:22 PM
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Country: | I think the fact that Henry VIII cut off Britain's ties with the Vatican and made us truly independant is what made me rank him higher.
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01-25-2006, 06:25 PM
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Country: | Fair point but I value Hugh Dowdings role in the Battle of Britain just as highly.
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