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The Sinews of Peace: Post-war Speeches

This book compiles addresses given by prominent figures in the aftermath of World War II, addressing the challenges and opportunities of the post-war era. more

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Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill, a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, was a statesman, historian, writer, and orator. He led the British people in resisting Nazi Germany during World War II and became a national hero. Churchill is renowned for his unique oratory style and steadfast political stance. more

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“We shall go forward together. The road upwards is stony. There are upon our journey dark and dangerous valleys through which we have to make and fight our way. But it is sure and certain that if we persevere - and we shall persevere - we shall come through these dark and dangerous valleys into a sunlight broader and more genial and more lasting than mankind has ever known.”

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Book:War Speeches: From June 25, 1941 to September 6, 1943
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“Danger gathers upon our path. We cannot afford - we have no right - to look back. We must look forward... The stronger the advocate of monarchical principle a man may be, the more zealously he must now endeavor to fortify the Throne and to give to His Majesty's successor that strength which can only come from the love of a united nation and Empire.”

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“I will begin by saying what everybody would like to ignore or forget... we have sustained a total and unmitigated defeat... All is over. Silent, mournful, abandoned, broken, Czechoslovakia recedes into the darkness... We are in the presence of a disaster of the first magnitude which has befallen Great Britain and France. Do not let us blind ourselves to that... Do not suppose that this is the end. This is only the beginning of the reckoning.”

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“If I stay on for the time being, bearing the burden at my age, it is not because of love for power or office. I have had an ample share of both. If I stay it is because I have a feeling that I may, through things that have happened, have an influence about what I care about above all else, the building of a sure and lasting peace.”

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Book:Churchill speaks: Winston S. Churchill in peace and war : collected speeches, 1897-1963
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