Winston Churchill's Five Iconic Quotes: From Wartime Oratory to a Five-Pound Note
A recent analysis highlights notable quotes from Winston Churchill, including his famous commitment to never give up during adversity. On January 20, 1940, he remarked on the dangers of appeasement, using a vivid metaphor about a crocodile. After becoming Prime Minister on May 10, 1940, he addressed the nation on May 13, setting a tone of resilience with his declaration of "blood, toil, tears, and sweat." He delivered the iconic "We Shall Fight Them On The Beaches" address on June 4, 1940. Churchill, who married Clementine Ogilvy Spencer in 1908, passed away on January 24, 1965, at the age of 90.
Key facts
- Winston Churchill delivered "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last" on January 20, 1940, while First Lord of the Admiralty.
- Churchill became Prime Minister on May 10, 1940, after Neville Chamberlain stepped down.
- Churchill's first speech as Prime Minister, on May 13, 1940, included the phrase "blood, toil, tears, and sweat."
- The "We Shall Fight Them On The Beaches" speech was delivered on June 4, 1940, but was not broadcast live; excerpts were read later that evening.
- Churchill recorded the "We Shall Fight Them On The Beaches" speech in 1949.
- Churchill married Clementine Ogilvy Spencer on September 12, 1908, after proposing at Blenheim Palace on August 11, 1908.
- The Bank of England announced on April 26, 2013, that the five-pound note would feature Churchill and the phrase "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat"; it was issued in September 2016.
- Churchill died on January 24, 1965, at age 90, and received a state funeral.
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- Winston Churchill
- Neville Chamberlain
- King George VI
- Edward Wood (Lord Halifax)
- Clement Attlee
- Sir Archibald Sinclair
- Sir Edward Bridges
- Adolf Hitler
- Clementine Ogilvy Spencer
- Nancy Astor
- Waldorf Astor
- Robert Gould Shaw II
- Jock Colville
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- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Harold Wilson
- Edward Carson
- Princess Diana
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- Walter Stoneman
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- Andrew Newman
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