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[[File:TheLeftWasNeverRight.jpg|thumb|First edition (publ. [[Faber and Faber]])]] |
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| ⚫ | '''''The Left Was Never Right''''' was a book published in June 1945 by British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician [[Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone|Quintin Hogg]] which examined the speeches and policies of politicians from Britain's [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] concerning [[British re-armament before World War II]] and the [[appeasement]] of [[Nazi Germany]]. These were contrasted to quotes by Conservative politiicans such as [[Winston Churchill]] and Sir [[Austen Chamberlain]] supporting British re-armament and opposing the appeasement of Germany. The books dust-jacket quoted [[Jesus]]' remark that "Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee" from the [[Gospel of Luke]]. |
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Hogg stated that books written by [[Victor Gollancz]] were "morally wicked, unpatriotic and factually incorrect. ''The Left Was Never Right'' was an attempt to set the record straight and to establish that unpreparedness before the war was largely the consequence of the policies of the parties of the Left".<ref>Lord Hailsham, ''A Sparrow's Flight'' (London: Collins, 1990), p. 230.</ref> It was the only book published which specifically countered books written by Gollancz such as ''[[Guilty Men]]''. In his memoirs, Hogg wrote that although the book was "a success ... it was too little too late to counteract the impression made by the earlier Gollancz publications".<ref>Hailsham, p. 230.</ref> |
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==Notes== |
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[[Category:Political books|Left was never Right]] |
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[[Category:World War II books|Left was never Right]] |
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==References== |
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*Lord Hailsham, ''A Sparrow's Flight'' (London: Collins, 1990). |
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[[Category:1945 non-fiction books]] |
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[[Category:Books about politics of the United Kingdom]] |
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[[Category:Books about World War II]] |
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[[Category:1945 in British politics]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:19, 30 July 2024
The Left Was Never Right was a book published in June 1945 by British Conservative politician Quintin Hogg which examined the speeches and policies of politicians from Britain's Labour Party and Liberal Party concerning British re-armament before World War II and the appeasement of Nazi Germany. These were contrasted to quotes by Conservative politiicans such as Winston Churchill and Sir Austen Chamberlain supporting British re-armament and opposing the appeasement of Germany. The books dust-jacket quoted Jesus' remark that "Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee" from the Gospel of Luke.
Hogg stated that books written by Victor Gollancz were "morally wicked, unpatriotic and factually incorrect. The Left Was Never Right was an attempt to set the record straight and to establish that unpreparedness before the war was largely the consequence of the policies of the parties of the Left".[1] It was the only book published which specifically countered books written by Gollancz such as Guilty Men. In his memoirs, Hogg wrote that although the book was "a success ... it was too little too late to counteract the impression made by the earlier Gollancz publications".[2]
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[edit]- Lord Hailsham, A Sparrow's Flight (London: Collins, 1990).
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