![]() Never, never, never, never–in nothing great or small, large or petty–never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. This clip includes an extra “never give in” in the beginning and adds two other short, relevant sentences afterward: ![]() You can hear a slightly fuller version on this YouTube clip. ![]() Ms Ellison presents an accurate version of the immediate context of what Churchill said during a 20-minute speech at Harrow School on October 29, 1941. Therefore Churchill’s statement is snipped and cut and ruined all for the sake of snappiness. Something might be missing!) (The mug at right is available NOW on the Internet!)Īnd, in a smallish frame on a side-table the type might be too small to read quickly and comfortably. (ONE RULE REGARDING QUOTATIONS: If the quotation can fit on the side of a coffee mug, be wary. GULP! Did he really say that?Of course that cannot possible fit on a coffee mug. “Never give in, never, never, never–never, in nothing, great or small, large or petty–never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.” Sarah Ellison includes (and Vanity Fair editors decided to keep it) the real quotation: The five-word outburst might sound like Churchill (blunt, gruff, needing a smoke). She is not the first, nor will she be the last to do so, but she took the time to point out a truism among quotations: Shorter quotations are not neccessarily better (or more accurate) quotations. The quotation in the frame is “Never never never give up.” Ellison paused in her second paragraph to expose the shallowness of a framed quotation attributed to Winston Churchill that the publisher keeps on a side table in his office. Before zeroing in on the publisher and his decision to fire Executive Editor Jill Abramson, Ms. Yesterday, VF published a lengthy interview she had with New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr.
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