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" The lack of a compass did not seem to concern him, as he would orient himself by the stars, one star in particular. ‘Orion shone brightly,’ he later recalled. ‘Scarcely a year before he had guided me when lost in the desert to the banks of the Nile. He had given me water. Now he should lead me to freedom.’ 79 People often believe in their stars in a general way; Churchill actually specified which one it was. "

Andrew Roberts , Churchill: Walking with Destiny


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Andrew Roberts quote : The lack of a compass did not seem to concern him, as he would orient himself by the stars, one star in particular. ‘Orion shone brightly,’ he later recalled. ‘Scarcely a year before he had guided me when lost in the desert to the banks of the Nile. He had given me water. Now he should lead me to freedom.’ 79 People often believe in their stars in a general way; Churchill actually specified which one it was.