“There is no merit in putting off a war for a year if, when it comes, it is a far worse war or one much harder to win.”
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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“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (unverified)“You may be too cunning for one, but not for all.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“He who thinks little, errs much.”
— Leonardo da Vinci (verified)“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)