With recent events in Italy the following quote (below) is being circulated widely on the internet. However, even though I know that I've come across it before somewhere I have been unable to quickly find this quote in various quote books. It seems like a rather undiplomatic thing for Churchill to have said to Italian journalists, but it sounds like something he might have said back in England.
Stan After his retirement he was cruising the Mediterranean on an Italian cruise liner. Some Italian journalists asked why an ex British Prime Minister should chose an Italian ship. "There are three things I like about being on an Italian cruise ship" said Churchill. "First the cuisine is unsurpassed." "Second the service is superb." "And then, in time of emergency, there is none of this nonsense about women and children first". -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
