The World Crisis (Primary source)
Churchill’s six-volume memoir and history of World War I, covering his role as First Lord of the Admiralty, the Gallipoli campaign, major battles, and political decisions. Blending personal experience with strategic analysis, it offers Churchill’s insider perspective on the Great War’s key events and personalities.
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“You do your worst—and we will do our best.”
— Winston Churchill Primary source“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.”
— Winston Churchill Primary source“Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.”
— Winston Churchill Primary source“I fight for my corner. I leave when the pub closes.”
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“I am more afraid of our own blunders than of the enemy’s devices.”
— Thucydides Primary source“The first wealth is health.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“Where there’s no law, there’s no bread.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher’s stone.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source