Winston Churchill on Ernest Bevin
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“[Bevin is] far the most distinguished man the Labour Party have thrown up in my time.”
Unveiling a bust of his former political opponent Ernest Bevin, Winston Churchill lauded Bevin's quintessentially English virtues of sturdiness, common sense, and kindheartedness.
“Ernest Bevin had many of the strongest characteristics of the English race. His manliness, his common sense, his rough simplicity, sturdiness and kind heart, easy geniality and generosity, all are qualities which we who live in the southern part of this famous island regard with admiration.”