Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
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The British prime minister whose leadership during World War II embodied national defiance against Nazi Germany
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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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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