Speech Quotes by Winston Churchill

15 Speech quotes by Winston Churchill

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Churchill’s speeches are legendary for their resolve and rhetorical flair. These fifteen lines capture the gravitas and optimism he wielded to rally a nation during its darkest hours.

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The United States is a land of free speech. Nowhere is speech freer - not even here where we sedulously cultivate it…

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Where there is a great deal of free speech there is always a certain amount of foolish speech.

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I am sorry to have made such a long speech, but I did not have time to write a shorter one.

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The substance of the eminent Socialist gentlemen's speech is that making a profit is a sin. It is my belief that the…

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I'm going to make a long speech because I've not had the time to prepare a short one.

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The substance of the eminent Socialist gentleman's speech is that making a profit is a sin, but it is my belief that…

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Haven't you learned yet that I put something more than whisky into my speeches.

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There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a wall which is leaning toward you and…

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If I had been an Italian I am sure that I should have been whole-heartedly with you from the start to finish…

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Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people's idea of it is…

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If I had been an Italian I am sure that I should have been whole-heartedly with you from the start to finish…

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Free speech carries with it the evil of all foolish, unpleasant venomous things that are said but, on the whole, we would…

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The essence and foundation of House of Commons debating is formal conversation. The set speech, the harangue addressed to constituents, or to…

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I was very glad that Mr. Attlee described my speeches in the war as expressing the will not only of Parliament but…

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Judged by every standard which history has applied to Governments, the Soviet Government of Russia is one of the worst tyrannies that…

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The man who can master his time can master nearly anything.

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This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.

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If I had been an Italian I am sure that I should have been whole-heartedly with you from the start to finish in your…

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Never, never, never give up.

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I play for high stakes and given an audience - there is no act too daring or too noble.

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Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up and carry on.

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The American Constitution declares 'All men are born equal.' The British Socialist Party add: 'All men must be kept equal'.

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God alone knows how great it is. All I hope is that it is not too late. I am very much afraid that it…

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When you're 20 you care what everyone thinks, when you're 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you're 60 you realize no one…

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Writing a book is an adventure.

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All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.

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People who are not prepared to do unpopular things and defy the clamor of the multitude are not fit to be ministers in time…

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To meet Roosevelt with all his buoyant sparkle, his iridescence, was like opening a bottle of champagne.

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I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.

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There are plenty of good ideas, if only they can be backed with the power of action.

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