Interestingly, a quick Google search leads to a major speech by none less than the President of the British Academy, Professor Sir
Adam Roberts, in which he attributes the phrase to Churchill :
see his note 5 in the transcript:
http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-gresham-special-lecture-reinventing-the-wheel-the-cost-of-neglecting
Professor Antoine CAPET, FRHistS
Head of British Studies
University of Rouen
76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan
France
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'Britain since 1914' Section Editor
Royal Historical Society Bibliography
Reviews Editor of CERCLES
http://www.cercles.com/review/reviews.html
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I believe Saki first wrote this or something very like it in, perhaps, one of
his wonderful Clovis.
Cita Stelzer
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I was reading an article in which WSC was quoted: "the Balkans produce more history
than they can consume."
Felicitous turn of phrase! But - is it real? If so, where did he say it?
Jonathan Hayes
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