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He spoke with more eloquence than wisdom.

He spoke with more eloquence than wisdom.

Winston Churchill
Spokes, Eloquence

And do not suppose that this is the end. This is only the beginning of the reckoning. This is only the first sip, the first foretaste of a bitter cup which will be proffered to us year by year unless by a supreme recovery of moral health and martial vigour, we arise again and take our stand for freedom as in the olden time.

Winston Churchill
Recovery, Years, Cups
Winston Churchill (1986). “The Gathering Storm”, p.294, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

All wisdom is not new wisdom.

Winston Churchill
Happiness
Winston Churchill, David Cannadine (1989). “Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat: The Speeches of Winston Churchill”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

What is our policy? ... to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime.

Winston Churchill
War, Dark, Greatest Victory
Hansard 13 May 1940, col. 1502

I gather, young man, that you wish to be a Member of Parliament. The first lesson that you must learn is, when I call for statistics about the rate of infant mortality, what I want is proof that fewer babies died when I was Prime Minister than when anyone else was Prime Minister. That is a political statistic.

Winston Churchill
Baby, Learning, Science
As cited in "The Life of Politics" by Henry Fairlie, Methuen, pp. 203-204., 1968.

What is a fine person or a beauteous face, Unless deportment give them decent grace; Blessed with all other requisites to please, To want the striking elegance of ease; Awkward, embarrassed, stiff, without the skill Of moving gracefully, or standing still.

Winston Churchill
Dance, Moving, Blessed

It helps to write down half a dozen things which are worrying me. Two of them, say, disappear; about two of them nothing can be done, so it's no use worrying; and two perhaps can be settled.

Winston Churchill
Writing, Two, Worry

The substance of the eminent Socialist gentlemen's speech is that making a profit is a sin. It is my belief that the real sin is taking a loss!

Winston Churchill
Real, Loss, Gentleman

The pictorial battlefield becomes a sea of mud mercifully veiled by the fog of war.

Winston Churchill
War, Struggle, Fog
Winston Churchill (1965). “A Man of Destiny: Winston S. Churchill”

It is all right to rat, but you can't re-rat.

Winston Churchill
Betrayal, Rats, Betray

If you find something you really love, you will never work again.

Winston Churchill
Life, Motivational, Love You

I have never accepted what many people have kindly said - namely that I inspired the nation. Their will was resolute and remorseless, and as it proved, unconquerable. It fell to me to express it.

Winston Churchill
Creativity, Acceptance, People

The whole of northern Norway was covered with snow to depths which none of our soldiers had ever seen, felt, or imagined. There were neither snow-shoes nor skis - still less skiers. We must do our best. Thus began this ramshackle campaign.

Winston Churchill
War, Shoes, Snow
Winston Churchill (1986). “The Gathering Storm”, p.547, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

We have a lot of anxieties, and one cancels out another very often.

Winston Churchill
Military, Anxiety
Sir Winston S. Churchill (2013). “Onwards to Victory”, p.357, RosettaBooks

We shall defend our island whatever the cost may be; we shall fight on beaches, landing grounds, in fields, in streets and on the hills. We shall never surrender and even if, which I do not for the moment believe, this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, will carry on the struggle until in God's good time the New World with all its power and might, sets forth to the liberation and rescue of the Old.

Winston Churchill
Memorial Day, Beach, Military
Winston Churchill's speech to the House of Commons, history.hanover.edu. June 4, 1940.

No two on earth in all things can agree. All have some daring singularity.

Winston Churchill
Military, Agreement, Two

Little did we guess that what has been called the century of the common man would witness as its outstanding feature more common men killing each other with greater facilities than any other five centuries together in the history of the world.

Winston Churchill
Military, Men, Together
Winston Churchill (2012). “Churchill: The Power of Words”, p.515, Da Capo Press

I am sure that the mistakes of that time will not be repeated; we should probably make another set of mistakes.

Winston Churchill
Military, Mistake, Should
Winston Churchill (2001). “The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill”, Michael O'Mara Books

The press is easier to strangle than to look in the eyes.

Winston Churchill
Eye, Looks, Censorship

Here is a law which is above the King and which even he must not break. This reaffirmation of a supreme law and its expression in a general charter is the great work of Magna Carta; and this alone justifies the respect in which men have held it

Winston Churchill
Kings, Men, Expression
Sir Winston Churchill, Timothy Baker (1968). “The island race”

It is not given to us to peer into the mysteries of the future. Still, I avow my hope and faith, sure and inviolate, that in the days to come the British and American peoples will for their own safety and for the good of all walk together side by side in majesty, in justice, and in peace.

Winston Churchill
Peace, Safety, Justice
'Masters of Our Fate' Speech to Joint Session of the U.S. Congress, delivered 26 December 1941, Washington, D.C.

Civilisation will not last, freedom will not survive, peace will not be kept, unless a very large majority of mankind unite together to defend them and show themselves possessed of a constabulary power before which barbaric and atavistic forces will stand in awe.

Winston Churchill
Peace, Together, Majority
Winston Churchill (1966). “Churchill in His Own Words: Years of Greatness, Memorable Speeches of the Man of the Century”

Do not criticize your government when out of the country. Never cease to do so when at home

Winston Churchill
Country, Home, Government

The eagle has ceased to scream, but the parrots will now begin to chatter. The war of the giants is over and the pigmies will now start to squabble.

Winston Churchill
War, Eagles, Giants
Winston Churchill (1987). “The Irrepressible Churchill: Stories, Sayings and Impressions of Sir Winston Churchill”, London : Robson Books

The late M. Venizelos observed that in all her wars Englandhe should have said Britain, of coursealways wins one battlethe last.

Winston Churchill
War, Winning, Should Have
Winston Churchill (1953). “War Speeches: From June 25, 1941 to September 6, 1943”

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