Thursday, April 24, 2008

Lessons from History ????

Random synapses firings -. Subconscious generations seeping to the conscious, I truly don’t know. This morning I awoke to thoughts from history lessons bouncing between my temporal lobes. (need to cut down on the late night tea ) or it may have been the cell phone ringing in the wee hours of the morn ....

Harold Macmillan, (unfortunately not one of Brittan’s finest) delivered two speeches in early 1960, with thoughts that enriched my lexicon.

"The wind of change is blowing through this [African] continent, and whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact. We must all accept it as a fact, and our national policies must take account of it."

How this connected to the images of: Hastings, Cressy and Agincourt, will hopefully be revealed in the fullness of time.

Hastings 1066: 300px-Harold_dead_bayeux_tapestry

Cressy 1346: 300px-Battle_of_crecy_froissart

Agincourt 1415: 300px-Agincour2

“The wind of change is blowing, recognize the fact, capture the wind and trim sail accordingly." " Le vent du changement souffle....

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