Stage Curtains Track

Stage Curtains Track

Stage Curtains Track

When he was voted the greatest ever Briton in a 2002 poll for the BBC, few who had heard the speeches of Winston Churchill and known of his extraordinary contribution to the 20th century would have been surprised. While the poll itself might have been a little suspect (an Irishman, Bono, appeared at 86), there was really never any doubt about the winner. As famous for his speeches as he was for his leadership, quotes such as 'Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few' (tribute to the RAF) and 'We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender' are known the world over, but Churchill has an opinion on most aspects of life. Here is a selection.

Quotes by Churchill on alcohol

Never one to shy away from a drop of the good stuff, the British leader has plenty to say on and under the influence of alcohol: