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Churchill by Himself: The Definitive Collection of by Richard Langworth

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By Richard Langworth

“Never provide in!” Winston Churchill is known for admonishing: “This is the lesson: by no means provide in, by no means supply in, by no means, by no means, by no means, never.” What most folks don’t comprehend is that once he acknowledged this he used to be addressing now not a kingdom dealing with the specter of invasion, yet a roomful of schoolboys at his old style. a strong, persuasive speaker and infamous wit, Churchill is likely one of the 20th century’s such a lot oft-quoted leaders—and one usually misquoted or quoted out of context. but his genuine feedback have been usually a lot wiser and wittier than pronounced. Churchill by way of Himself is the 1st exhaustive, attributed, and annotated choice of Churchill sayings. Edited through an established Churchill pupil and licensed by means of the Churchill property, the quotations give you the first fully actual list of the esteemed statesman’s phrases.

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Dual control Dual control is two persons attempting to control one thing. The reverse process is one person attempting to control two things. 1920, 11 MARCH. Don’t argue the matter. The difficulties will argue for themselves. Empires of the mind 1941, 30 MAY, LONDON. ) The empires of the future are the empires of the mind. Prime Minister to Chief of Combined Operations: Churchill’s first directive on what became the Mulberry Harbours used in the Normandy invasion of 1944: “They must float up and down with the tide…” See Chapter 18, World War II…1945/D-Day Mulberry Harbours.

A nation without a conscience is a nation without a soul. A nation without a soul is a nation that cannot live. Churchill’s advice to his cousin Shane Leslie at Eton, before WSC left for his American/ Canadian lecture tour. 1951, 16 SEPTEMBER. RAF BENEVOLENT FUND BROADCAST, LONDON. ) Mistakes and luck National defence Men may make mistakes, and learn from their mistakes. Men may have bad luck, and their luck may change. It is no use examining national defence in the abstract… 1934, 30 JULY. 1942, 2 JULY.

Victory’s problems The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult. 1946, 7 MAY. LONDON. ) Speech on receiving the Freedom of Westminster. 1942, 11 NOVEMBER. ) Unteachable mankind Virtue vs. wickedness Unteachable from infancy to tomb—There is the first and main characteristic of mankind. Virtuous motives, trammelled by inertia and timidity, are no match for armed and resolute wickedness. 1928, 21 MAY, EXCHEQUER. ) 1948. ) Letter to Lord Beaverbrook after reading Beaverbrook’s Politicians and the War.

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