Articles A short and instructive story

A short and moral tale of Churchill's quick wit

Eine kurze Geschichte über Churchills Schlagfertigkeit (1950)

Nancy Astor — (the first woman in British history to enter the House of Commons, a success she achieved through her hard work and daring)

One day, blazing with anger, she turned to Winston Churchill (the famous Prime Minister of the time) and said:

"If I were your wife, I'd put poison in your tea."

Churchill (with calm and a contemptuous look):
"If I were your husband, I'd drink it."