About Winston Churchill

British Prime Minister who led the United Kingdom through World War II. (1874-1965)

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More from Winston Churchill

• 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.Speech at Harrow School (1941)
• 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.Speech in the House of Commons (4 June 1940)
• Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour.'Speech in the House of Commons (18 June 1940)
• Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.Speech at the Lord Mayor's Luncheon, Mansion House (1942)
• The price of greatness is responsibility.Speech at Harvard University (1943)
• Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities, because, as has been said, 'it is the quality which guarantees all others.'Great Contemporaries (1937)

More quotes on leadership

• May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.Dwight D. Eisenhower
• A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others.Jimmy Carter
• I'm asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change, but in yours.Barack Obama
• A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.Nelson Mandela
• Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people.Nelson Mandela
• The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.Martin Luther King Jr.

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