As others pointed out, there is no doubt that he was intellectually gifted, and verbally brilliant (did you know he won a Nobel prize for literature?) But yes, by no means an angel, at least not by modern standards. Apart from the stuff you mention he also caused a famine in India which caused the deaths of thousands (or perhaps millions?) of people - for this reason, he tends not to be nearly as revered in India as he is in the west.
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i didnt know about the nobel prize , but dont also forget obama won one and al gore , so they are not really worth much , i know churchill used chemical weapons , and saw no problem with them and also wanted to use biological weapons but was constantly stopped by advisors , he really had no moral conscience at all , he must rank as one of the last centuries biggest mass murderers , his death count was up there
Yeah, I know: at least the Peace prize doesn't seem to mean much anymore. Don]t know about the literature one.