In my view, he was one of the most intelligent and bitingly witty fellows ever to grace our planet. Just a few. Feel free to add your own.

About some unremembered targets of his barbed wit (forgive me, as I may be paraphrasing):

“He gives pederasty a bad name.”

“He has all of the virtues I dislike, and none of the vices I admire.”

“He is a sheep in sheep’s clothing.”

Poor old Winston, he went on to an inglorious end, staying in politics way past his best before date.

Grizz

Nothing inglorious. Entirely the contrary.

WC, as Prime Minister, led his nation to a critical alliance with the USA, and eventually to victory in WWII.

He once said of us: “Americans always do the right thing. But only after they’ve tried everything else first.“

Of course, after the war ended, his ungrateful countrymen voted him out of office, and once mighty Albion quickly devolved into the welfare state we see today.

Apropos of the foregoing, here’s another one of Winston Churchill’s most telling observations:

“The greatest argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.”

I would say he was generous. Jesse Watters has proven many times that it only takes five seconds.

Winston and Lady Astor disliked each other immensely.

Lady Astor, "Winston, if you were my husband, I would put poison in your tea!"

Winston, "Lady Astor, if you were my wife, I'd drink it!"

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Originally posted by Bill Thibeault:
Winston and Lady Astor disliked each other immensely.

Lady Astor, "Winston, if you were my husband, I would put poison in your tea!"

Winston, "Lady Astor, if you were my wife, I'd drink it!"

One Of My Favorites!!

After WW II when Winston left office, he came to the USA on a speaking tour. At a dinner party given in his honor at a swank NYC socialite's apartment, Winston asked for "another breast" during supper. The hostess smugly replied that in the US, that part of the chicken was called the white meat, and everyone twittered in laughter.

The next day, Winston sent the lady a beautiful corsage with a note saying, "I hope you think of me when you pin this on your white meat."