Churchill
Remembering Truman’s Tough Call and Churchill’s Efforts
August 4, 2010
Interesting piece in today’s Pitsburgh Post-Gazette about President Harry S. Truman’s decision to use nuclear weapons against Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki in order to finally end the deadliest conflict in human...
Churchill’s Words on Importance of Alliance, and Squarely Facing Hard Decisions, Relevant Today
December 3, 2009
Just read this sage and sobering passage from “The Gathering Storm,” Winston Churchill’s account of World War II:
“Those who are prone by character or temperament to seek sharp and clear-cut solutions of difficult...