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Sir Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Churchill

Country United States
Born Tuesday, 30 November -0001
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Quotes by Sir Winston Churchill

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Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusion of counsel until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong-these are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history. Uncategorized
Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. Uncategorized
A love of tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril; but the new view must come, the world must roll forward. Uncategorized
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it. Uncategorized
Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. Uncategorized
From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Uncategorized
For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else. Uncategorized
The empires of the future are the empires of the mind. Uncategorized
One day President Roosevelt told me that he was asking publicly for suggestions about what the war should be called. I said at once 'The Unnecessary War'. Uncategorized
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations is an admirable work, and I studied it intently. The quotations when engraved upon the memory give you good thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more. Uncategorized
Here is the answer which I will give to President Roosevelt... We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools and we will finish the job. Uncategorized
I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest. Uncategorized
We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything except a politician or an official, a society where enterprise gains no reward and thrift no privileges. Uncategorized
I am reminded of the professor who, in his declining hours, was asked by his devoted pupils for his final counsel. He replied, 'Verify your quotations.' Uncategorized
I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. Uncategorized
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. Uncategorized
Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep them in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization. Uncategorized
We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty. Uncategorized
So they [the Government] go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent. Uncategorized
Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time. Uncategorized