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Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill KG OM CH TD DL FRS RA (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician, army officer, and writer, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. As Prime Minister, Churchill led Britain to victory in the Second World War. Ideologically an economic liberal and British imperialist, he was a member of the Liberal Party from 1904 to 1924 before joining the Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955. Churchill represented five constituencies during his career as Member of Parliament (MP).

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Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities. Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the Queen: all know how to die: but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome.

Fall, Know, Queens, Soldiers, Strong, World

I always seem to get inspiration and renewed vitality by contact with this great novel land of yours which sticks up out of the Atlantic.

Inspiration, Land, Novel, Pregnancy, Sticks

We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.

Captains, Fate, Inspirational, Masters, Motivation, Souls

I built with my own hands. . . a large swimming-pool which was filtered to limpidity and could be heated to supplement our fickle sunshine.

Hands, Large, Limpidity, Sunshine, Supplement, Swimming

Building slow destroyers ! One might as well breed slow race horses.

Horse, Horses, Navy, Race, Slow

Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.

Believe, Easy, Military, Peace, Uncontrollable, War

Let us set up a standard around which the brave and the loyal can rally.

Brave, Let, Loyal, Rally, Standards

Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon.

Business, Healthy, Horse, Inspirational, People, Pulling

Rugby is a hooligans game played by gentlemen.

Game, Games, Gentleman, Gentlemen, Hooligans, Rugby

There is not one single social or economic principle or concept in the philosophy of the Russian Bolshevik which has not been realized, carried into action, and enshrined in immutable laws a million years ago by the white ant.

Philosophy, Years, Law, Carried, Immutable, Action

Lobbyists are the touts of protected industries.

Industries, Industry, Lobbyists, Protected, Touts

I cannot but think we have much to be thankful for, and more still to hope for in the future.

Being Thankful, Future, Hope, Thankful, Think, Thinking

Life is fraught with opportunities to keep your mouth shut.

Fraught, Inspiring, Life, Mouth, Mouths, Opportunity

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

Ask, Inspiring, Mercy, Show, Shows

Listing your personal milestones is like storing a pocketful of sunshine for a rainy day. Sometimes our best is simply not enough. . . . We have to do what is required.

Day, Pocketful, Rainy, Rainy Day, Sometimes, Sunshine

The Pashtun tribes are always engaged in private or public war. Every man is a warrior, a politician and a theologian Every large house is a real feudal fortress. . . . Eve ry family cultivates its vendetta; every clan, its feud. . . . Nothing is ever forgotten and very few debts are left unpaid.

Fortress, Men, Nothing, Real, Unpaid, War

I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who get drunk.

Contempt, Drunk, Military, People

The lights of Saxon England were going out, and in the gathering darkness a gentle, grey-beard prophet foretold the end. When on his death-bed Edward spoke of a time of evil that was coming upon the land his inspired mutterings struck terror into the hearers.

Coming, Evil, Land, Light, Lights, Time

An efficient and a successful administration manifests itself equally in small as in great matters.

Efficient, Manifests, Political, Politics, Small, Successful

Just to paint is great fun. . . Try it if you have not done so - before you die.

Die, Done, Fun, Paint, Trying

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