“We can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all the other possibilities.” ― Winston Churchill

Jul 22, 2013 · 1:21 AM UTC

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@BertGold4 I'm hoping that the story's not over. Clearly, we're in an "exhausting all the other possibilities" phase.
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FYI @marwilliamson Historian and Churchill expert Richard Langworth was unable to find any instances of this phrase in Churchill’s writings.
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@AndrewHillBooks Wow. Really? Woa...Thanks for telling me.
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"As a generalization about this country, that is too harsh, but applied to our current...situation, I think it has merit." @marwilliamson
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It was Abba Eban who used it first, not mentioning any country by name, but 15 years after WC died, it was attributed to him.@marwilliamson
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Thank you, Marianne. You're still the best! I'm no expert but found the info at quoteinvestigator.com. Very useful site. @marwilliamson
@richwalston absolute bull shit... Churchill never said it .quoteinvestigator.com your long winded blahblah.. Wow.