“The first rule of war is to concentrate superior strength for decisive action and to avoid division of force or engaging in detail.”
Winston Churchill
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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“Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.”
— Winston Churchill Primary source“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 sourceBy 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.”
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“A life which does not go into action is a failure.”
— Arnold J. Toynbee Primary source“The first wealth is health.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“There’s a simple rule: fish where the fish are.”
— Charlie Munger Primary source“A war postponed may be a war averted.”
— Winston Churchill Primary sourceWar Concentration Strength Action