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	*"It is impossible to obtain a conviction for [[sodomy]] from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zJyntSW-9soC&pg=PA44&dq=impossible+to+obtain+a+conviction+for+sodomy+from+an+English+jury.+Half+of+them+don%27t+believe+that+it+can+physically+be+done,+and+the+other+half+are+doing+it&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp_umP7eDOAhVKLcAKHTh-CQ0Q6AEIPzAG#v=onepage&q=impossible%20to%20obtain%20a%20conviction%20for%20sodomy%20from%20an%20English%20jury.%20Half%20of%20them%20don%27t%20believe%20that%20it%20can%20physically%20be%20done%2C%20and%20the%20other%20half%20are%20doing%20it&f=false ''The Politics Companion''] by Matthew Stadlen and Harry Glass (London: Robson Books, 2004) page 44.</ref>		*"It is impossible to obtain a conviction for [[sodomy]] from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zJyntSW-9soC&pg=PA44&dq=impossible+to+obtain+a+conviction+for+sodomy+from+an+English+jury.+Half+of+them+don%27t+believe+that+it+can+physically+be+done,+and+the+other+half+are+doing+it&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp_umP7eDOAhVKLcAKHTh-CQ0Q6AEIPzAG#v=onepage&q=impossible%20to%20obtain%20a%20conviction%20for%20sodomy%20from%20an%20English%20jury.%20Half%20of%20them%20don%27t%20believe%20that%20it%20can%20physically%20be%20done%2C%20and%20the%20other%20half%20are%20doing%20it&f=false ''The Politics Companion''] by Matthew Stadlen and Harry Glass (London: Robson Books, 2004) page 44.</ref>
	*"You might as well legalize [[sodomy]] as recognize the Bolsheviks."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LVGqAAAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA1909&lpg=RA2-PA1909&dq=You+might+as+well+legalize+sodomy+as+recognize+the+Bolsheviks.&source=bl&ots=xisMyyh8jl&sig=AxKdaOI79RF_OC6bJ6Wc2c4p-iM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwirs5zF7-DOAhXHCsAKHfyABa8Q6AEIMjAD#v=onepage&q=You%20might%20as%20well%20legalize%20sodomy%20as%20recognize%20the%20Bolsheviks.&f=false ''Modern Times: A History of the World From the 1920s to the Year 2000''] by Paul Johnson (Hachette, 2013) page 1910.</ref>		*"You might as well legalize [[sodomy]] as recognize the Bolsheviks."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LVGqAAAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA1909&lpg=RA2-PA1909&dq=You+might+as+well+legalize+sodomy+as+recognize+the+Bolsheviks.&source=bl&ots=xisMyyh8jl&sig=AxKdaOI79RF_OC6bJ6Wc2c4p-iM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwirs5zF7-DOAhXHCsAKHfyABa8Q6AEIMjAD#v=onepage&q=You%20might%20as%20well%20legalize%20sodomy%20as%20recognize%20the%20Bolsheviks.&f=false ''Modern Times: A History of the World From the 1920s to the Year 2000''] by Paul Johnson (Hachette, 2013) page 1910.</ref>
	*"On the coldest night of the year? It makes you proud to be British." (On hearing that [[Ian Harvey]] had been caught with a guardsman in St James's Park).<ref>Bloch, Page 93</ref>		*"On the coldest night of the year? It makes you proud to be British." (On hearing that [[Ian Harvey]] had been caught with a guardsman in St James's Park).<ref>Bloch, Page 93.</ref>

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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	*"The traditions of the Royal Navy are nothing but "Rum, [[sodomy]] and the lash."<ref>[http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html ''This Day in Quotes'']: discusses alternative versions and reports ~~that~~ Churchill ~~denied having~~ said it. [http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html Archived by the Internet Archive at 31 March 2016]</ref>		*"The traditions of the Royal Navy are nothing but "Rum, [[sodomy]] and the lash."<ref>[http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html ''This Day in Quotes'']: discusses alternative versions and reports Churchill saying "I never said it. I wish I had." [http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html Archived by the Internet Archive at 31 March 2016]</ref>
	*"It is impossible to obtain a conviction for [[sodomy]] from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zJyntSW-9soC&pg=PA44&dq=impossible+to+obtain+a+conviction+for+sodomy+from+an+English+jury.+Half+of+them+don%27t+believe+that+it+can+physically+be+done,+and+the+other+half+are+doing+it&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp_umP7eDOAhVKLcAKHTh-CQ0Q6AEIPzAG#v=onepage&q=impossible%20to%20obtain%20a%20conviction%20for%20sodomy%20from%20an%20English%20jury.%20Half%20of%20them%20don%27t%20believe%20that%20it%20can%20physically%20be%20done%2C%20and%20the%20other%20half%20are%20doing%20it&f=false ''The Politics Companion''] by Matthew Stadlen and Harry Glass (London: Robson Books, 2004) page 44.</ref>		*"It is impossible to obtain a conviction for [[sodomy]] from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zJyntSW-9soC&pg=PA44&dq=impossible+to+obtain+a+conviction+for+sodomy+from+an+English+jury.+Half+of+them+don%27t+believe+that+it+can+physically+be+done,+and+the+other+half+are+doing+it&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp_umP7eDOAhVKLcAKHTh-CQ0Q6AEIPzAG#v=onepage&q=impossible%20to%20obtain%20a%20conviction%20for%20sodomy%20from%20an%20English%20jury.%20Half%20of%20them%20don%27t%20believe%20that%20it%20can%20physically%20be%20done%2C%20and%20the%20other%20half%20are%20doing%20it&f=false ''The Politics Companion''] by Matthew Stadlen and Harry Glass (London: Robson Books, 2004) page 44.</ref>
	*"You might as well legalize [[sodomy]] as recognize the Bolsheviks."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LVGqAAAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA1909&lpg=RA2-PA1909&dq=You+might+as+well+legalize+sodomy+as+recognize+the+Bolsheviks.&source=bl&ots=xisMyyh8jl&sig=AxKdaOI79RF_OC6bJ6Wc2c4p-iM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwirs5zF7-DOAhXHCsAKHfyABa8Q6AEIMjAD#v=onepage&q=You%20might%20as%20well%20legalize%20sodomy%20as%20recognize%20the%20Bolsheviks.&f=false ''Modern Times: A History of the World From the 1920s to the Year 2000''] by Paul Johnson (Hachette, 2013) page 1910.</ref>		*"You might as well legalize [[sodomy]] as recognize the Bolsheviks."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LVGqAAAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA1909&lpg=RA2-PA1909&dq=You+might+as+well+legalize+sodomy+as+recognize+the+Bolsheviks.&source=bl&ots=xisMyyh8jl&sig=AxKdaOI79RF_OC6bJ6Wc2c4p-iM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwirs5zF7-DOAhXHCsAKHfyABa8Q6AEIMjAD#v=onepage&q=You%20might%20as%20well%20legalize%20sodomy%20as%20recognize%20the%20Bolsheviks.&f=false ''Modern Times: A History of the World From the 1920s to the Year 2000''] by Paul Johnson (Hachette, 2013) page 1910.</ref>

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	In 1895 he was accused of having committed "acts of gross immorality of the [[Oscar Wilde]] type" while a cadet at [[Sandhurst]]. Churchill sued the accuser for defamation and was awarded £400 in damages.<ref>Martin Gilbert, <cite>Churchill: a life</cite>. Minerva Paperback, 1991~~, ISBN 0 7493 9826 4,~~ page 61.</ref>		In 1895 he was accused of having committed "acts of gross immorality of the [[Oscar Wilde]] type" while a cadet at [[Sandhurst]]. Churchill sued the accuser for defamation and was awarded £400 in damages.<ref>Martin Gilbert, <cite>Churchill: a life</cite>. (Minerva Paperback, 1991) page 61.</ref>

	Throughout his life, Churchill showed little interest in women other than his wife, enjoyed the company of homosexuals, and was deeply attached to male friends and his long-standing secretary [[Edward Marsh]], although there is no evidence of any physical relationships.<ref>Bloch, pages 82–83.</ref>		Throughout his life, Churchill showed little interest in women other than his wife, enjoyed the company of homosexuals, and was deeply attached to male friends and his long-standing secretary [[Edward Marsh]], although there is no evidence of any physical relationships.<ref>Bloch, pages 82–83.</ref>

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	*"The traditions of the Royal Navy are nothing but "Rum, [[sodomy]] and the lash."<ref>[http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html ''This Day in Quotes'']: discusses alternative versions and reports that Churchill denied having said it. [http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html Archived by the Internet Archive at 31 ~~march~~ 2016]</ref>		*"The traditions of the Royal Navy are nothing but "Rum, [[sodomy]] and the lash."<ref>[http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html ''This Day in Quotes'']: discusses alternative versions and reports that Churchill denied having said it. [http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html Archived by the Internet Archive at 31 March 2016]</ref>
	*"It is impossible to obtain a conviction for [[sodomy]] from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zJyntSW-9soC&pg=PA44&dq=impossible+to+obtain+a+conviction+for+sodomy+from+an+English+jury.+Half+of+them+don%27t+believe+that+it+can+physically+be+done,+and+the+other+half+are+doing+it&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp_umP7eDOAhVKLcAKHTh-CQ0Q6AEIPzAG#v=onepage&q=impossible%20to%20obtain%20a%20conviction%20for%20sodomy%20from%20an%20English%20jury.%20Half%20of%20them%20don%27t%20believe%20that%20it%20can%20physically%20be%20done%2C%20and%20the%20other%20half%20are%20doing%20it&f=false ''The Politics Companion''] by Matthew Stadlen and Harry Glass (London: Robson Books, 2004) page 44.</ref>		*"It is impossible to obtain a conviction for [[sodomy]] from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zJyntSW-9soC&pg=PA44&dq=impossible+to+obtain+a+conviction+for+sodomy+from+an+English+jury.+Half+of+them+don%27t+believe+that+it+can+physically+be+done,+and+the+other+half+are+doing+it&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp_umP7eDOAhVKLcAKHTh-CQ0Q6AEIPzAG#v=onepage&q=impossible%20to%20obtain%20a%20conviction%20for%20sodomy%20from%20an%20English%20jury.%20Half%20of%20them%20don%27t%20believe%20that%20it%20can%20physically%20be%20done%2C%20and%20the%20other%20half%20are%20doing%20it&f=false ''The Politics Companion''] by Matthew Stadlen and Harry Glass (London: Robson Books, 2004) page 44.</ref>
	*"You might as well legalize [[sodomy]] as recognize the Bolsheviks."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LVGqAAAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA1909&lpg=RA2-PA1909&dq=You+might+as+well+legalize+sodomy+as+recognize+the+Bolsheviks.&source=bl&ots=xisMyyh8jl&sig=AxKdaOI79RF_OC6bJ6Wc2c4p-iM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwirs5zF7-DOAhXHCsAKHfyABa8Q6AEIMjAD#v=onepage&q=You%20might%20as%20well%20legalize%20sodomy%20as%20recognize%20the%20Bolsheviks.&f=false ''Modern Times: A History of the World From the 1920s to the Year 2000''] by Paul Johnson (Hachette, 2013) page 1910.</ref>		*"You might as well legalize [[sodomy]] as recognize the Bolsheviks."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LVGqAAAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA1909&lpg=RA2-PA1909&dq=You+might+as+well+legalize+sodomy+as+recognize+the+Bolsheviks.&source=bl&ots=xisMyyh8jl&sig=AxKdaOI79RF_OC6bJ6Wc2c4p-iM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwirs5zF7-DOAhXHCsAKHfyABa8Q6AEIMjAD#v=onepage&q=You%20might%20as%20well%20legalize%20sodomy%20as%20recognize%20the%20Bolsheviks.&f=false ''Modern Times: A History of the World From the 1920s to the Year 2000''] by Paul Johnson (Hachette, 2013) page 1910.</ref>

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	*"The traditions of the Royal Navy are nothing but "Rum, [[sodomy]] and the lash."<ref>[http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html ''This Day in Quotes'']: discusses alternative versions and reports that Churchill denied having said it. [http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html Archived by the Internet Archive at 31 march 2016]</ref>		*"The traditions of the Royal Navy are nothing but "Rum, [[sodomy]] and the lash."<ref>[http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html ''This Day in Quotes'']: discusses alternative versions and reports that Churchill denied having said it. [http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html Archived by the Internet Archive at 31 march 2016]</ref>
	*"It is impossible to obtain a conviction for [[sodomy]] from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zJyntSW-9soC&pg=PA44&dq=impossible+to+obtain+a+conviction+for+sodomy+from+an+English+jury.+Half+of+them+don%27t+believe+that+it+can+physically+be+done,+and+the+other+half+are+doing+it&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp_umP7eDOAhVKLcAKHTh-CQ0Q6AEIPzAG#v=onepage&q=impossible%20to%20obtain%20a%20conviction%20for%20sodomy%20from%20an%20English%20jury.%20Half%20of%20them%20don%27t%20believe%20that%20it%20can%20physically%20be%20done%2C%20and%20the%20other%20half%20are%20doing%20it&f=false ''The Politics Companion''] by Matthew Stadlen and Harry Glass (London: Robson Books, 2004) page 44.</ref>		*"It is impossible to obtain a conviction for [[sodomy]] from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zJyntSW-9soC&pg=PA44&dq=impossible+to+obtain+a+conviction+for+sodomy+from+an+English+jury.+Half+of+them+don%27t+believe+that+it+can+physically+be+done,+and+the+other+half+are+doing+it&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp_umP7eDOAhVKLcAKHTh-CQ0Q6AEIPzAG#v=onepage&q=impossible%20to%20obtain%20a%20conviction%20for%20sodomy%20from%20an%20English%20jury.%20Half%20of%20them%20don%27t%20believe%20that%20it%20can%20physically%20be%20done%2C%20and%20the%20other%20half%20are%20doing%20it&f=false ''The Politics Companion''] by Matthew Stadlen and Harry Glass (London: Robson Books, 2004) page 44.</ref>
	*"You might as well legalize [[sodomy]] as recognize the Bolsheviks."<ref>~~http~~://~~www~~.~~johnderbyshire~~.~~com~~/~~Opinions/Culture/disgusting~~.~~html~~</ref>		*"You might as well legalize [[sodomy]] as recognize the Bolsheviks."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LVGqAAAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA1909&lpg=RA2-PA1909&dq=You+might+as+well+legalize+sodomy+as+recognize+the+Bolsheviks.&source=bl&ots=xisMyyh8jl&sig=AxKdaOI79RF_OC6bJ6Wc2c4p-iM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwirs5zF7-DOAhXHCsAKHfyABa8Q6AEIMjAD#v=onepage&q=You%20might%20as%20well%20legalize%20sodomy%20as%20recognize%20the%20Bolsheviks.&f=false ''Modern Times: A History of the World From the 1920s to the Year 2000''] by Paul Johnson (Hachette, 2013) page 1910.</ref>
	*"On the coldest night of the year? It makes you proud to be British." (On hearing that [[Ian Harvey]] had been caught with a guardsman in St James's Park).<ref>Bloch, Page 93</ref>		*"On the coldest night of the year? It makes you proud to be British." (On hearing that [[Ian Harvey]] had been caught with a guardsman in St James's Park).<ref>Bloch, Page 93</ref>

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	*"The traditions of the Royal Navy are nothing but "Rum, [[sodomy]] and the lash."<ref>[http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html ''This Day in Quotes'']: discusses alternative versions and reports that Churchill denied having said it. [http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html Archived by the Internet Archive at 31 march 2016]</ref>		*"The traditions of the Royal Navy are nothing but "Rum, [[sodomy]] and the lash."<ref>[http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html ''This Day in Quotes'']: discusses alternative versions and reports that Churchill denied having said it. [http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html Archived by the Internet Archive at 31 march 2016]</ref>
	*"It is impossible to obtain a conviction for [[sodomy]] from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it."<ref>https://~~answers~~.~~yahoo~~.~~com/question~~/~~index~~?~~qid~~=~~20100808112656AAJx4GZ~~</ref>		*"It is impossible to obtain a conviction for [[sodomy]] from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zJyntSW-9soC&pg=PA44&dq=impossible+to+obtain+a+conviction+for+sodomy+from+an+English+jury.+Half+of+them+don%27t+believe+that+it+can+physically+be+done,+and+the+other+half+are+doing+it&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp_umP7eDOAhVKLcAKHTh-CQ0Q6AEIPzAG#v=onepage&q=impossible%20to%20obtain%20a%20conviction%20for%20sodomy%20from%20an%20English%20jury.%20Half%20of%20them%20don%27t%20believe%20that%20it%20can%20physically%20be%20done%2C%20and%20the%20other%20half%20are%20doing%20it&f=false ''The Politics Companion''] by Matthew Stadlen and Harry Glass (London: Robson Books, 2004) page 44.</ref>
	*"You might as well legalize [[sodomy]] as recognize the Bolsheviks."<ref>http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/disgusting.html</ref>		*"You might as well legalize [[sodomy]] as recognize the Bolsheviks."<ref>http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/disgusting.html</ref>
	*"On the coldest night of the year? It makes you proud to be British." (On hearing that [[Ian Harvey]] had been caught with a guardsman in St James's Park).<ref>Bloch, Page 93</ref>		*"On the coldest night of the year? It makes you proud to be British." (On hearing that [[Ian Harvey]] had been caught with a guardsman in St James's Park).<ref>Bloch, Page 93</ref>

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	*"The traditions of the Royal Navy are nothing but "Rum, [[sodomy]] and the lash."<ref>[http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html ''This Day in Quotes'': ~~idscusses~~ alternative versions and reports that Churchill denied having said it. [http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html Archived by the Internet Archive at 31 march 2016]</ref>		*"The traditions of the Royal Navy are nothing but "Rum, [[sodomy]] and the lash."<ref>[http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html ''This Day in Quotes'']: discusses alternative versions and reports that Churchill denied having said it. [http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html Archived by the Internet Archive at 31 march 2016]</ref>
	*"It is impossible to obtain a conviction for [[sodomy]] from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it."<ref>https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100808112656AAJx4GZ</ref>		*"It is impossible to obtain a conviction for [[sodomy]] from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it."<ref>https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100808112656AAJx4GZ</ref>
	*"You might as well legalize [[sodomy]] as recognize the Bolsheviks."<ref>http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/disgusting.html</ref>		*"You might as well legalize [[sodomy]] as recognize the Bolsheviks."<ref>http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/disgusting.html</ref>

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	The following sayings are attributed to Churchill:		The following sayings are attributed to Churchill:
	*"The traditions of the Royal Navy are nothing but "Rum, [[sodomy]] and the lash."<ref>http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html</ref>		*"The traditions of the Royal Navy are nothing but "Rum, [[sodomy]] and the lash."<ref>[http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html ''This Day in Quotes'': idscusses alternative versions and reports that Churchill denied having said it. [http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html Archived by the Internet Archive at 31 march 2016]</ref>
	*"It is impossible to obtain a conviction for [[sodomy]] from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it."<ref>https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100808112656AAJx4GZ</ref>		*"It is impossible to obtain a conviction for [[sodomy]] from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it."<ref>https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100808112656AAJx4GZ</ref>
	*"You might as well legalize [[sodomy]] as recognize the Bolsheviks."<ref>http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/disgusting.html</ref>		*"You might as well legalize [[sodomy]] as recognize the Bolsheviks."<ref>http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/disgusting.html</ref>

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	:"I once went to bed with [[Ivor Novello]]: it was very musical."<ref>Bloch, page 94, quoting a conversation with [[James Lees-Milne]].</ref>		:"I once went to bed with [[Ivor Novello]]: it was very musical."<ref>Bloch, page 94, quoting a conversation with [[James Lees-Milne]].</ref>

	In February 1954 Churchill's cabinet discussed the possible decriminalisation of homosexuality, following an increase in the number of convictions for gay offences. Churchill said “Remember that we can’t expect to put the whole world right with a majority of 18.”<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2007/08/06/archives-reveal-churchills-cabinet-discussed-gays/</ref> He considered that public opinion was not yet calling for a change in the law, but holding an enquiry might be a way forward (the [[Wolfenden Committee]] was appointed later that year).		In February 1954 Churchill's cabinet discussed the possible decriminalisation of homosexuality, following an increase in the number of convictions for gay offences. Churchill said “Remember that we can’t expect to put the whole world right with a majority of 18.”<ref>[http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2007/08/06/archives-reveal-churchills-cabinet-discussed-gays/ Tony Grew, "Archives reveal Churchill’s Cabinet discussed gays"]. ''Pink News'', 6 August 2007.</ref> He considered that public opinion was not yet calling for a change in the law, but holding an enquiry might be a way forward (the [[Wolfenden Committee]] was appointed later that year).

	==Selected quotes==		==Selected quotes==