WINSTON Churchill saw it coming! Unbelievable but the speech below was written in 1899.
Check Wikipedia – The River War – first edition Vol 11, pp 248 to 250.
He delivered this speech while he was still a young soldier and a journalist. It probably sets out the current views of many.
Besides being Britain’s greatest statesman ever, he was a prophet in his own time. One wonders what he would have said about current conditions in Britain and indeed quite a lot of the rest of Europe.
Here is his 1899 speech:
How dreadful are the curses which Islamism lies on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy.
The effects are apparent in many countries; improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live.
A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement, the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Islamic law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property, either as a child, a wife or a concubine, must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power amongst men.
Individual Muslims may show splendid qualities, but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world.
Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and prozelysing faith. It has already spread through Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, against which it has vainly struggled, the civilization of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilization of ancient Rome.”
(Thanks LL
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A gem from America:
When you have a “hate my job” day, try the following: Go to your pharmacy and purchase a rectal thermometer made by Johnson and Johnson. Be sure to get this brand.
Now go home, change into comfortable clothes and pour yourself a beer.
Now the fun part begins: Take out the literature from the thermometer box and read it. You will note that in small print there is a statement: “Every rectal thermometer made by Johnson and Johnson is personally tested”
Now enjoy your beer and then say twice : “I’m so glad I don’t work in the quality control department of Johnson and Johnson.”
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An efficiency expert concluded his speech with a warning: “Do not try these techniques at home.”
“Why not?” asked a member of the audience.
“Well, I watched my wife’s breakfast routine for years,” the expert explained. She made lots of unnecessary trips to the refrigerator, stove, table and cupboards.
“So I said to her: ‘Wouldn’t it be easier if you try carrying several items at once?’”
“Did it save time?” someone asked.
The expert replied: “Actually yes. It used to take her 20 minutes to make breakfast. Now I do it in seven minutes.”
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And now a special story for the ladies:
An elegant lady goes up to the manager of a restaurant. He has a full beard, neatly trimmed and she says to him: “Are you the manager?”
“Yes,” he replies. “Can I help you?”
“Yes. I do like your lovely beard. May I touch it?”
She strokes the beard with both hands repeatedly. Then she asks him: “Can I whisper something in your ear?”
His heart starts beating faster. “Yes, of course,” he says.
She smiles, has a final stroke of his beard and then says: “Do you know that your ladies’ room has no toilet paper, no soap and no paper towels?”
