“It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.”
Winston Churchill (verified)
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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“Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.”
— Winston Churchill (verified)“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.”
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— Winston Churchill (verified)“The maxim Nothing avails but perfection may be spelt shorter: Paralysis.”
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“Here is a language so far ahead of its time that it was not only an improvement on its predecessors but also on nearly all its successors.”
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— Ralph Waldo Emerson (verified)“You may delay, but time will not.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“You may be too cunning for one, but not for all.”
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