[…] the eloquence and truth of his tribute stands in marked contrast to Kramer's churlish caricature of Kael as a happy pig wallowing in the dirt.

Especially in the post-2008 recession, the need for charity was more pronounced than ever, and so it seemed churlish, even Scrooge-like, to question whether the Gateses really knew as much about solving the world’s problems as they claimed.

1730–1774, Oliver Goldsmith, Introductory to Switzerland
Where the bleak Swiss their stormy mansion tread,
And force a churlish soil for scanty bread.

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