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The Mirrors of Downing Street

CHAPTER IX
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But character does not emerge out of the ashes of temperament.

It is not to be thought that Mr.Churchill is growing a character which will presently emerge and create devotion in his countrymen.

Character for him must lie in those very qualities which are now chiefly responsible for his defects--his ardour, his affectibility, his vehemence, his impetuous rashness, his unquestioned courage.

One thing only can convert those qualities into terms of character, it is a new direction.
There is perhaps only one other man in the present House of Commons who could do more than Mr.Churchill for his country and the world.

All Mr.
Churchill needs is the direction in his life of a great idea.


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