"In peace: goodwill"

"In war: resolution.
In defeat: defiance.
In victory: magnanimity.
In peace: goodwill."

Sir Winston Churchill


"The fifth and last of the virtues we learn about heroes is magnanimity: greatness of soul. It is not easy to define this supreme quality, which few even among the greatest leaders possess. It is a virtue which makes one warm to its possessor. We not only respect and like, we love Lincoln because he had it to an unusual degree. It was part of his inner being. And Churchill, who also had it, made it one of the top quartet of characteristics which he expected the statesman to show. A passage he penned as the first World War was about to end reads: 'In war, resolution. In defeat, defiance. In victory, magnanimity. In peace, good will.' This is a sentiment which all those in public life should learn by heart. It encapsulates the lessons of history better than entire books."

Paul Johnson - Historian
"Heroes: What Great Statesman Have to Teach Us"
www.hillsdale.edu

I received the above information in a publication mailed to me from Hillsdale College and found the article about "Heros: What Great Statesmen Have to Teach Us" educational. Paul Johnson is a prolific author and received the "Presidential Medal of Freedom" award in 2006.

Photo: Churchill extending Peace symbol - Google photo