Original sentence: 1 This quote has been made on many occasions and the original source is unclear.A famous remark was "This is the most cynical appointment since Caligula made his horse a consul",1 The appointment is now regarded as a sign of caution by Baldwin who did not wish to appoint someone like Churchill who would have been interpreted by foreign powers as a sign of the United Kingdom preparing for war, as well as a desire to avoid taking onboard a controversial and radical minister.Ernle Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield (1939-1940).However Stewart, Graham Burying Caesar: Churchill, Chamberlain and the Battle for the Tory Party (London; Phoenix, 1999) (ISBN 0-7538-1060-3), page 487 attributes the originator of the quote to Churchill's non-politician friend Professor Frederick Lindemann.Sir Thomas Inskip (1936 - 1939).The highly influential polemic Guilty Men (whose relevant chapter is entitled "Caligula's Horse") attributes it to a "great statesman" (page 74), whom some have surmised was Churchill.The position of Minister for Coordination of Defence was a British Cabinet position established in 1936 to oversee and co-ordinate the rearmament of Britain's defences
Edited sentence: A famous remark was "This is the most cynical appointment since Caligula made his horse a consul".Ernle Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield (1939–1940).Sir Thomas Inskip (1936–1939).The appointment is now regarded as a sign of caution by Baldwin who did not wish to appoint someone like Churchill who would have been interpreted by foreign powers as a sign of the United Kingdom preparing for war, as well as a desire to avoid taking onboard a controversial and radical minister.The position of Minister for Coordination of Defence was a British Cabinet-level position established in 1936 to oversee and co-ordinate the rearmament of Britain's defences