Sir Winston Leonard Alexander Spencer Churchill, who is considered to be one of the greatest wartime leaders of 20th century, was born on November 30, 1874. He was named the Greatest Briton of All Time during an opinion poll conducted by the BBC in 2002.
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Sir Winston Churchill, who is considered to be one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century, was born on November 30, 1874.
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
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Churchill was named the Greatest Briton of All Time during an opinion poll conducted by the BBC in 2002.
"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, 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."
"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, 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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"It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see."
Above: W.L. Mackenzie King (L), Franklin Delano Roosevelt (C) and Winston Churchill (R) at the Second Quebec Conference, 1944.
Above: W.L. Mackenzie King (L), Franklin Delano Roosevelt (C) and Winston Churchill (R) at the Second Quebec Conference, 1944.
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Winston Churchill is the only British Prime Minister to have won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and the first person to become an honorary citizen of the United States.
"Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft."
"Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft."
"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."
Above: In the center (seated, from left to right): Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference (held on February 4-11, 1945).
Above: In the center (seated, from left to right): Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference (held on February 4-11, 1945).
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"All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope."
Above: Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, and Mrs. Clementine Churchill in October 4, 1913.
Above: Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, and Mrs. Clementine Churchill in October 4, 1913.
