1262: Churchillian Drift May 25, 2018

Anyone can be misquoted posthumously of course, but it is quite rampant regarding those of political figures and other famous people throughout history. There are many reasons for this, ranging from relatively innocent general ignorance, or it can have certain political effects. However, there is a point when it might enter the general populous, after a real quote was attributed to the wrong person, or it was entirely fabricated, when the term 'Churchillian Drift' may be applied, so named after so many false quotes were attributed to Winston Churchill. An example of Churchillian Drift is that there is little evidence to suggest that Mark Twain said "golf is a good walk spoiled", since the first known record of anyone saying it was some 38 years after he died.
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