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You do your worst—and we will do our best

Churchill’s defiant July 1941 oration rallied London’s battered civil defenders, pledging reciprocal retribution against Nazi terror while celebrating Britain’s unconquerable spirit amid the gathering storm of total war.

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“You do your worst—and we will do our best.”

Winston Churchill

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Title: You do your worst—and we will do our best

Author: Winston Churchill

Type: Speech

Publisher: n/a

Publication time: July 14, 1941

Publication place: London, England

Link: https://winstonchurchill.org/resources/speeches/1941-1945-war-leader/you-do-your-worst-2/

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