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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. For some 62 of the years between 1900 and 1964, he was a member of Parliament (MP) and represented a total of five constituencies over that time. Ideologically an adherent to economic liberalism and imperialism, he was for most of his career a member of the Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955. He was a member of the Liberal Party from 1904 to 1924.

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Quotes from Winston Churchill

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential

—Winston Churchill

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An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

—Winston Churchill

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A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

—Winston Churchill

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I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

—Winston Churchill

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History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

—Winston Churchill

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When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

—Winston Churchill

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The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

—Winston Churchill

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I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

—Winston Churchill

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I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents.

—Winston Churchill

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I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.

—Winston Churchill

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There are a terrible lot of lies going around the world, and the worst of it is half of them are true.

—Winston Churchill

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A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

—Winston Churchill

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If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time a tremendous whack.

—Winston Churchill

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

—Winston Churchill

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Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

—Winston Churchill