“By noon it was clear that the Socialists would have a majority. At luncheon my wife said to me, It may well be a blessing in disguise. I replied, At the moment it seems quite effectively disguised.”
Winston Churchill (verified)
Churchill reflecting on his defeat in the 1945 general election, which turned him out of office near the end of the Second World War.
The Second World War (Primary source)
Churchill’s six-volume memoir and history of World War II, chronicling his leadership as Britain’s wartime Prime Minister. Combining personal experience with strategic analysis, it covers major battles, diplomatic negotiations, and key decisions that shaped Allied victory. The work earned Churchill the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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