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Winston Churchill is widely considered to be one of the greatest speakers of the 20th century. Among his most famous speeches were those in 1940 when Churchill rallied a nation with his words and optimism.
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5 October 1938, House of Commons, London Just a few days after Neville Chamberlain returned from Munich brandishing his now infamous scrap of paper, Churchill predicted that war had certainly not been averted. He was right. “This is only the beginning of the reckoning," he told the House of Commons. "This is only the first sip, the first foretaste ...
13 May 1940, House of Commons, London It's May 1940. Chamberlain has resigned, and Churchill, now 65, has formed his government. This first speech in office settles the country’s nerves: “I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this Government: I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. We have before us an ordea...
4 June 1940, House of Commons, London After the Dunkirk evacuation, Churchill calmed the nation’s euphoria and stiffened its resolve with this speech: “Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous states have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule, we shall not flag or fail. We shall ...
18 June 1940, House of Commons, London Churchill stands tall in the face of an impending onslaught, and inspires the pilots of the RAF to victory in the Battle of Britain. “The battle of France is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin. Upon this battle depends the survival of Christian civilisation. Upon it depends our own Bri...
20 August 1940, House of Commons, London As the Battle of Britainclimaxes, Churchill praises the bravery of the RAF pilots. “The gratitude of every home in our Island, in our Empire, and indeed throughout the world, except in the abodes of the guilty, goes out to the British airmen who, undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and m...
5 March 1946, Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri In the spring of 1946, Churchill warned about the threat of Soviet Russia. This stopped America’s retreat into isolationism and led to the creation of NATO: “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capi...
30 November, 1954. Presentation by both Houses of Parliament, Westminster Hall, London On his 80th birthday, Churchill showed he was still a master orator: “I am very glad that Mr Attlee described my speeches in the war as expressing the will not only of Parliament but of the whole nation. Their will was resolute and remorseless and, as it proved, ...
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In this speech, Churchill had to describe a great military disaster, and warn of a possible invasion attempt by Nazi Germany, without casting doubt on eventual victory.
May 8, 2020 · PA. The wartime prime minister Winston Churchill's victorious address to the nation marked the end of the war in Europe, on 8 May 1945. But his speeches through the course of the war...
This speech may be regarded as the most important Churchill delivered as Leader of the Opposition (1945-1951). It contains certain phrases- “the special relationship,” “the sinews of peace ” – which at once entered into general use, and which have survived.
View the full text of Sir Winston Churchill's speech We Shall Fight on the Beaches, given to the House of Commons at Westminster on June 4, 1940.
A page from Churchill’s typewritten speech notes (set out in his usual ‘psalm’ style, to aid delivery) can be seen on the right. See more on Churchill’s powerful oratory and the role this played in the battle for Britain in a virtual exhibition hosted by the Churchill Archive here .
