Darkest moments for nations and individuals

Jevon 2022-03-25 09:01:06

"It is said that great men are the product of unhappy childhoods, and that only the harsh oppression of a family environment, the sting of adversity of all kinds, and the early stimulation of ridicule and ridicule, can inspire the hard-hearted and enduring need to accomplish great things. fading wisdom." - Churchill

This is not true, but it makes perfect sense for Churchill. During lunch with the king, Churchill sketched out a bizarre childhood in a few words: his father was always at work, and his mother changed lovers frequently. In addition, it is reported that he has suffered long-term scorn at school due to obesity, difficulty in management, poor grades and other reasons.

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Darkest Hour quotes

  • Winston Churchill: [in his first speech as Prime Minister] But now one bond unites us all. To wage war until victory is won, and never to surrender ourselves to servitude and shame. Whatever the cost and the agony may be, conquer we must, as conquer we shall.

  • Winston Churchill: Do I have your, uh, permission, uh, to send, uh, an aircraft carrier to pick up the P-40 fighter planes we purchased from you? Mr. President?

    President Roosevelt: Well, you-you've got me there again. New law preventing transshipment of military equipment.

    Winston Churchill: Uh, but we paid for them. We-we paid for them with the money that we... that we borrowed from you.