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Originally Posted by Skybird
Oh these never changing reflexes. 
Now think that through. The last part of that sentence ("except the others...") often is mistaken by people to be a defence of democracy by relativising the criticism of the first part. But it isn't.
What Churchill did by these words, was this: slamming ALL forms of governments by declaring them all as unsuitable. |
No, I think he was addressing those doubting Nancies who find fault with everything regardless of quality or improvement over all previous methods. It's pure English sarcasm and understatement delivered by a master of the art.