<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Commonplace Fun Facts]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://commonplacefacts.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Commonplace Fun Facts]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://commonplacefacts.com/author/mthompson9691/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Think Twice Before Putting Your Ear to the&nbsp;Ground]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13980" data-permalink="https://commonplacefacts.com/2020/02/03/think-twice-before-putting-your-ear-to-the-ground/img_1472-3/" data-orig-file="https://commonplacefacts.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/img_1472-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1000,1878" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Churchill earn to ground" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;I see that a speaker said that this was a time when leaders should keep their ears to the ground. All I can say is that the British nation will find it very hard to look up to leaders who are detected in that somewhat ungainly posture.” — Winston Churchill&lt;/p&gt;
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://commonplacefacts.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/img_1472-1.jpg?w=160" data-large-file="https://commonplacefacts.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/img_1472-1.jpg?w=545" class="aligncenter  wp-image-13980" src="https://commonplacefacts.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/img_1472-1.jpg" alt="#Churchill #funnyquotes #quotes #humor" width="378" height="710" srcset="https://commonplacefacts.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/img_1472-1.jpg?w=378&amp;h=710 378w, https://commonplacefacts.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/img_1472-1.jpg?w=756&amp;h=1420 756w, https://commonplacefacts.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/img_1472-1.jpg?w=80&amp;h=150 80w, https://commonplacefacts.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/img_1472-1.jpg?w=160&amp;h=300 160w" sizes="(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px" /></p><p>“I see that a speaker&#8230; said that this was a time when leaders should keep their ears to the ground. All I can say is that the British nation will find it very hard to look up to leaders who are detected in that somewhat ungainly posture.” — Winston Churchill</p><hr /><p>Read more <a href="https://commonplacefacts.wordpress.com/tag/funny-quotes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">funny quotes</a>.</p><p>Read more <a href="https://commonplacefacts.wordpress.com/tag/winston-churchill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fun facts about Winston Churchill</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></html><thumbnail_url><![CDATA[https://commonplacefacts.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/img_1472-1.jpg?w=639&fit=440%2C330]]></thumbnail_url><thumbnail_width><![CDATA[176]]></thumbnail_width><thumbnail_height><![CDATA[330]]></thumbnail_height></oembed>