![]() ![]() His present book does, of course, contain passages which give the appearance of having escaped from an election address, but it also shows a considerable willingness to admit mistakes. ![]() …Churchill’s writings are more like those of a human being than of a public figure. Never has a leader spoken better – comforting, challenging, preparing his people. Rarely have political figures been so honest about a nation’s desperate position. (Link is to the most complete version I’ve found, but the reproduction is poor.) But read it or better yet – much better yet – listen to an excerpt. The quotable lines from this speech are many. Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, ‘This was their finest hour.’ ![]() On June 18, 1940, with France defeated and the British Expeditionary Force evacuated, Churchill told the world: Britain would fight on. Its title comes from the final line of one of Churchill’s greatest speeches. His last publication is a review of volume two of Churchill’s World War II memoir, now called The Second World War: Their Finest Hour (1949). He published just three short pieces before falling silent nine months before his death on January 21, 1950. Orwell spent the last year of his short life in hospitals as his tuberculosis ran its course. With much in Churchill’s career – his handling of the General Strike of 1926, his opposition to Indian independence, among many instances – would the socialist, anti-imperialist Orwell find fault. He had begun his career in the House of Commons three years before. It was the last he published.Īt Orwell’s birth in 1903, Churchill was in his 30 th year and a national figure as a journalist, soldier and adventurer. This year my revisiting of George Orwell’s essays and letters turned up a short piece he wrote on Churchill. However, even now, Winston Churchill is remembered as a great war leader, whose speeches gave strength to the country when it needed him.New Providence Junkanoo, Nassau, Bahamas 1/2/12įew events affected me as much, I’ve written, as Winston Churchill’s passing on January 24, 1965.Įach year at this time, I find myself reflecting on Churchill. In the end, with the help of many countries including America, Russia and India, the Germans were beaten.īut in 1945, Winston Churchill lost the election, as people felt they needed a different Prime Minister in peace. We shall fight in the fields and in the streets. His speeches encouraged the people of Britain to be strong and courageous. He met soldiers, sailors and pilots who were fighting in the war. He visited towns which had been damaged by bombs. ![]() People looked to the Prime Minister to help them.Ĭhurchill worked hard to keep people's spirits up. Cities were damaged by German planes dropping bombs and many died. The army lost battles against the Germans. When the Prime Minister gave up his job, Churchill replaced him. But a leader came along to help the British fight back and win and he did it with the power of words!Ĭhurchill came from a wealthy family and was a soldier, a journalist and then, a Member of Parliament, where he helped make laws.Ĭhurchill was clever and determined but some people thought he was difficult and only interested in himself. In 1940 Britain was in danger fighting Germany, a powerful enemy, in World War Two. ![]()
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