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 ChurchillSpeech in the House of Commons (4 June 1940)
About Winston Churchill
British Prime Minister who led the United Kingdom through World War II. (1874-1965)
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