During the Second World War, Winston Churchill was the British Prime Minister. One day he had to go to the BBC to make an important speech to the nation.
An hour before the time of his speech, he stopped a taxi in the street and asked the driv- er to take him to the BBC; but the taxi driver, who didn't recognize him, said he could not take him anywhere just then, because he wanted to go back home to hear Churchill's speech on the radio.
Churchill was so pleased when he heard the answer that he gave the man a pound. which was a lot of money in those days.
"All right, get in," said the driver happily, "I'll take you. and to hell with Churchill and his speech. "
