Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma Quotes
Evil Genius
Psychopathic case
Lunatic
Bastard
1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Louis Mountbatten, 1900-1979, British Admiral & Diplomat, Viceroy of India, Various descriptive terms for Muslim League Director and future leader of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, 1876-1948, Quoted in William Easterly, “The White Man's Burden” (2006)
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Referring to fellow Republican, Senator Jesse Helms:
Even though a Muslim and one of the senior members of Jinnah's Muslim League, he thought that Jinnah and British Prime Minister Clement Attlee were delusional about being able to have a Muslim nation encompassing the Punjab. He was right, and hundreds of thousands died in Sikh-Muslim attacks and then Hindu-Muslim conflict in the Punjab. Khizar left politics and would not take any post in Pakistan after the partition of the Punjab and the slaughter that followed.
He thought that the Israeli policy of dealing with Arab terrorism was too weak. His view was that the same kind of terror practiced by some Arab terrorist groups, without regard to the lives of innocent civilians, should be adopted by Israel. His view was that since Israel was accused of terrorism when it had measured, pinpoint targeting of terrorists, especially when there was unintended collateral damage, Israel might as well adopt real terrorism that would be much more effective by having the entire Arab population in fear of their life rather than just being inconvenienced or even humiliated. He violated Israeli law and was even jailed for making terrorism plans.
Long took it as a compliment.
Djilas, who had fought against the Nazis and had witnessed the cruelty of both Hitler and Mussolini, nonetheless thought Stalin should deserved the title as the most infamous criminal in history.
Pound was not only an admirer of Mussolini and Fascism, but actually was a traitor and became a propagandist for the Axis in WWII. At his treason trial after the war, he had a breakdown and was committed to a mental hospital as he was not fit to stand trial. He was hospitalized for 12 years.
1st Marquis of Peña Plata
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Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, was a British Royal Navy officer and statesman, an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and second cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II. During the Second World War, he was Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command. He was the last Viceroy of India and the first governor-general of independent India.
