Who composed (作曲) some of the most famous songs of the 20th century? The answer is Irving Berlin. He composed famous ones, like Alexander's Rag Time Band and White Christmas. There is a well-known story about the famous British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill (丘吉尔首相), who read in a paper that Mr. Berlin was in London, so he asked his assistant to invite the great man to lunch. Over lunch, Mr. Churchill asked question after question. Which party would win the next American election (选举)? Who would be the next president of the USA? What were the papers saying? What did Mr. Berlin think of party politics in Britain? Which country had the better political system (系统), Britain or America? Whose system did Mr. Berlin prefer? Mr. Churchill was very disappointed with Mr. Berlin's answer. Mr. Berlin didn't have strong political opinions, and Mr. Churchill's assistant had invited the wrong Mr. Berlin. Not the famous philosopher (哲学家，哲人), Isaiah Berlin, but Irving Berlin, the song-writer instead!
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