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Gauging the Evidence?One evening Winston Churchill impulsively decided to cancel his last scheduled appointment, a visit from a tiresome diplomat who always overstayed his welcome. "When he arrives, tell him I'm out," Churchill instructed his valet, before adding, after a moment's thought, "and to convince him, smoke one of my cigars when you open the door."
Churchill, Winston Leonard Spenser (1874-1965) British politician and writer, First Lord of the Admiralty (1911-15, 1939-), prime minister (from 1940), Nobel Prize recipient (Literature, 1953) [noted for his remarkable eloquence and leadership ability; for his memoirs and letters; and for such works as The Second World War, The Great Republic : A History of America and My Early Life]
[Sources: William Manchester, The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill]More Winston Churchill anecdotesRelated Anecdote Keywords:
Persuasion Cigars Smoking Bores Evidence Appointments Cancellations Visitors Lies Servants
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