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Winston Churchill

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Sir Winston Churchill (1874–1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II. His leadership and stirring oratory rallied the British people during their darkest hours. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his mastery of historical and biographical description.

“It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.”

— Winston Churchill

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All Quotes by Winston Churchill

“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”

— Winston Churchill

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“A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.”

— Winston Churchill

War

“If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.”

— Winston Churchill

Politics

“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.”

— Winston Churchill

Pet

“The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst.”

— Winston Churchill

Respect

“To improve is to change to be perfect is to change often.”

— Winston Churchill

Change

“I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.”

— Winston Churchill

Great

“We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.”

— Winston Churchill

Respect

“In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.”

— Winston Churchill

Politics

“When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin.”

— Winston Churchill

War

“In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might.”

— Winston Churchill

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“The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.”

— Winston Churchill

Best

“Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.”

— Winston Churchill

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“We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”

— Winston Churchill

Truth

“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.”

— Winston Churchill

Failure

“These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived.”

— Winston Churchill

Great

“For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.”

— Winston Churchill

Good

“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.”

— Winston Churchill

History

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

— Winston Churchill

Courage

“It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.”

— Winston Churchill

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