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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.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), Radio speech, 1941
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.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), Roving Commission: My Early Life, 1930, Chapter 9
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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.': Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), quoted in Rudolf Flesch, ed., "The New Book of Unusual Quotations" (NY: Harper & Row, 1966), p. 311
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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.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), Speech, 1941, Harrow School
Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
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All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
Great use they have, when in the hands Of one like me, who understands, Who understands the time and place, The person, manner, and the grace, Which fools neglect; so that we find, If all the requisites are join'd, From whence a perfect joke must spring, A joke's a very serious thing.: Charles Churchill, "The Ghost", 1762, Book IV, lines 1379-1387
To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak, Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.": Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), a conference in Washington DC
We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), Lecture, Cleveland, Ohio, February 3, 1932

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