Churchill

"...we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender," Is a part from Winston Churhill's speech on June 4, 1940. The speech was given after the withdrawl of troops at Dunkirk. With the withdrawl of troops from France, England would be next in the Nazi's march across Europe. Churchill gave his speech to rally the people of England to fight for their home and to never surrender. The repetition of his words really shows how strongly he feels, as well as how he wants everyone else to feel. I'm sure his speech gave a strong morale boost to the soldiers, which would've made them fight harder for their home.


Also... while on the subject of Churchill and words, I think a nice little sample of Churchill's wit would be nice. (good chances are that these are paraphrased)

Lady Astor: "Mr. Churchill, you're drunk!"
Winston Churchill: "Yes, and you, Madam, are ugly. But tomorrow, I shall be sober."

"Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink." --Lady Astor to Winston Churchill "Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it." -- His reply

Not only did he have the ability to rally a nation to fight on when it seemed as if all hope was lost, but he was also the master of come-backs! Something also tells me Churchill and Astor didn't get along very often.