Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, known as Winston Churchill, was one of the politicians involved in World War II when he was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Despite being known for his political work, Churchill excelled in other disciplines such as statistics, painting, writing, and history.
Not in vain, this methodical politician and admired by many, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 thanks to, according to the Swedish academy, “his mastery in historical and bibliographic descriptions, as well as his brilliant oratory, which exaltedly defends human values ».
His life and his way of governing have been the reason for creating historical characters both in cinema and in television series. The most recent belong to the series ‘The Crown’, or the tapes ‘Damn basterds’ and the imposing ‘The darkest moment’ focused on the first days as president of the United Kingdom as soon as the Second World War began and the decision to negotiate with Hitler or not.
Winston Churchill’s most remembered phrases
The English president always stood out for his eloquence and for making difficult and risky decisions that would affect his country and the rest of Europe. With all this, Churchill was always a courageous politician who decided to enter into conflict with Germany to defend the future of the United Kingdom and the freedom of its citizens.
“We must defend our island, whatever the cost, we must fight on the beaches, on the landing fields, in the streets, on the hills, we must never surrender.”
“All the history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they want to be just, they are no longer strong.”
“It is not enough to do the best we can. Sometimes we have to do what is required. “
«I like pigs. The dogs look at us with admiration. Cats look at us with contempt. Pigs treat us as equals. “
“My wife and I have tried to have breakfast together for the past 40 years, but it was so unpleasant that we had to stop.”
I’m certainly not one to be pushed. In fact, if anything, I’m the one pushing. “
“Never give up, never give up, never, never, never ever, on anything, big or small, important or insignificant. Never give up, except in the face of convictions of honor and common sense. “
“A magnificent success is always accompanied by an enormous risk of failure.”
“Diplomacy is the art of sending people to hell in such a way that they request directions.”
“There is a terrible amount of lies about the world, and the worst part is that half of them are true.”
