I cannot tell a lie

After posting From the Inbox I read an article on misquotes.

This is a perfect example of how a legendary figure can carry the honor of a quote without actually saying the quote.

Winston Churchill actually wished he had said this quote: “The only traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy and the lash.”

Yes, you guessed it: he didn’t. Instead, his assistant, one by the name of Anthony Montague-Brown, did. Churchill then later stated that he wished he had said it.

Only when you’re a legendary figure can you be credited for something you wished you said. What’s funny was he did say it, just not out of his own thought process, but to quote his assistant! Does that still count? Let’s debate, shall we?

http://www.valorebooks.com/campus-life/top-11-historical-misquotes