We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
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Winston Churchill
The British prime minister whose leadership during World War II embodied national defiance against Nazi Germany (1874-1965). Churchill's strategic vision, rhetorical genius, and refusal to consider surrender when Britain stood alone transformed him into the 20th century's defining wartime leader and the supreme example of how words can be weapons.
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