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The prominent politician Winston Churchill was born" in 1874.

He is the son of Lord Randolph Churchill and grandson of the seventh Duke of Marl-borough. He was educated at Harrow and Sandhurst and entered the Army in 1895.
In 1900, he entered Parliament and soon became a prominent figure.

He left the Conservative Party and joined the Liberals* ranks because of his opposition to the Prime Minister's policy. He held different responsible posts.

At the outbreak of war he was First Lord of the Admiralty and was responsible for the speedy mobilization of the Fleet. He later held office as Minister of Munitions and Minister for War.

Soon after the outbreak of the Second World War he became Prime Minister and his heartening leadership and speeches inspired the nation to greater efforts in the darkest days of the war.

Churchill had great literary gifts and he wrote many books, including a life of his father and histories of the First and Second World Wars.

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Prominent politician Winston Churchill was born in 1874.

He is the son of Lord Randolph Churchill and the grandson of the seventh Duke of Marlborough. He studied at Harrow and Sandhurst and was drafted into the army in 1895.
In 1900, he entered the Parliament and soon became a prominent figure in it.

He left the Conservative Party and joined the ranks of the Liberals because of his disagreement with the policies of the Prime Minister. He has held various positions of responsibility.

When the war began, he was Minister of the Navy and was responsible for the immediate mobilization of the fleet. He later served as Minister of Equipment and Minister of War.

After the outbreak of World War II, Churchill became prime minister, his talented leadership and fiery speeches inspired the people to exploits in the most difficult days of the war.

Churchill had an undoubted literary talent, he wrote many books, including a book about the life of his father and the history of the First and Second World Wars.

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Some Britons still consider him the most prominent representative of the nation. Churchill's biography is full of interesting points by which one can judge certain character traits of this unusual person.

Churchill was born in 1874 to the Dukes of Marlborough-Spencer. His father was a famous politician, and his mother was an American from a very wealthy family.

Education

At the age of 8, Winston was sent to St. George's Primary School, then transferred to the Thomson Sisters School in Brighton. In 1886 he was sent to the prestigious Harrow, in the army class. Then he studied at the Royal Military Academy, from which he graduated with the rank of second lieutenant.

Military service

If you follow a brief biography of Winston Churchill, then 1895-1897 were devoted to military service, journalistic work and travel. He managed to serve in Cuba and India, from where he left for the United States for the first time. He participated in the suppression of the uprising of the Pashtun tribes (later he published his first book, The History of the Malakand Field Corps), and in the suppression of the Mahdist uprising in Sudan (the events are described in the British bestseller The War on the River).

In 1899, Churchill resigned, but at that moment the Boer War began, and he decided to take part in the fighting as a correspondent for the Morning Post newspaper.

This company was cruel and dangerous. Churchill managed to be captured and escape; the Boers put a bounty on his head. These events became the starting point of his political career: in Britain, he had adherents who appreciated his heroic behavior.

Political career before World War I

In 1900, he first entered the House of Commons, running as a Conservative, but from 1901 to 1903 he moved away from his “native party” due to differences of opinion with its leaders. In 1904 he joined the Liberal Party. In 1905 he became Under-Secretary of the Colonies and in 1908 Secretary of Trade and Industry, and began to work with David Lloyd George. In 1910 Churchill was appointed Home Secretary and in 1911 First Lord of the Admiralty.

World War I

Between 1914-1919, Churchill's career took several dizzying turns: he was commander of the ground forces and, after the Dardanelles operation and the resignation from the post of Lord of the Admiralty, a military colonel, and the Minister of Armaments, and the Minister of War, and the Minister of Aviation. In fact, he initiated the creation of the British tank army, planned the "Ten Year Doctrine", was a supporter of a full-scale intervention in Soviet Russia in order to "strangle communism in the bud."

Between 1920-1939

In the period between the two world wars, Churchill continued his political career, moved to the Conservative Party, experienced a period of complete political isolation, and returned to literary works.

Churchill was an ardent opponent of an alliance with Germany and Hitler considering it dishonorable. After the signing of the Munich Agreement, he actually predicted war.

The Second World War

From 1939, Churchill again served as Lord of the Admiralty, and from 1940 was appointed Prime Minister by George VI. The people welcomed this appointment: the politician was incredibly popular. He met with the US President several times T. Roosevelt, and then became an active member of the Anti-Hitler coalition, collaborating with I. Stalin.

Last years

After the war, the most significant events in Churchill's career are considered to be the Fulton speech (1946), which actually initiated the beginning of the Cold War, appointment to the post of prime minister (1951), receiving the title "sir" from Elizabeth II and receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature (1953). ). In 1955 he resigned, and in 1964 he attended a parliamentary session for the last time.

The politician died in 1965 from a stroke.

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• Service in Cuba brought not only the first literary glory, but also taught Churchill to rest after dinner (siesta) and smoke Cuban cigars. These two habits he carried throughout his life.
• Churchill's rival in the "Nobel race" was Ernest Hemingway. The award went to a British politician, and the author of The Old Man and the Sea received it in 1954.

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Winston Churchill

The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
The problems caused by victory are more pleasant than the problems caused by defeat, but they are no less difficult.

History is written by the victors.
History is written by the winners.

study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.
Study history. History contains all the secrets of the art of government.

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

We have a lot of anxieties, and one cancels out another very often.
We have many desires, and very often one excludes the other.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.
Politics is not a game. This is serious business.

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without losing enthusiasm.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is considered that there is courage to continue.

When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin.
When the war of giants is over, the wars of the pygmies will begin.

Great and good are seldom the same man.
The great and the good are rarely the same person.

The price of greatness is responsibility.
The price of greatness is responsibility.

All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
All great things are simple, and many of them can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.
Periodically, people stumble over the truth and fall, but most then get up and rush on as if nothing had happened.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak, Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Courage makes me stand up and speak, and courage makes the network listen.

Never, never, never give in!
Never, never, never give up!

The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.
The strength of the air force is amazing when it has nothing to counter.

I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.
I cannot predict Russia's actions. It is a puzzle wrapped in a mystery, inside a riddle: but perhaps there is a key there - the Russian national interest.

The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst. The British are the only people in the world who like to be told that things are getting worse.

I hate Indians. They are a beastly people with a beastly religion.
I hate Indians. They are terrible people with animal religion.

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
Democracy is the worst form of government apart from all the others that humanity has tried in its history.

Dictators ride to and fro on tigers from which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.
Dictators ride tigers, afraid to get off them. Meanwhile, the tigers begin to experience hunger.

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.
A peacekeeper is one who feeds a crocodile in the hope that it will be the last to eat it.

If you are going through hell, keep going.
If you're going through hell, keep going.

If Hitler invaded Hell, I would make at least a favorite reference to the devil in the House of Commons.
If Hitler invaded hell, I would at least put in a good word for the devil in the House of Commons.

I am always ready to learn, but I do not always like being taught.
I'm always ready to learn, but I don't always like being taught.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.
The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are sometimes right.

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

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.
It may take a slow and laborious task of many years to build. To destroy, a thoughtless act in one day is enough.

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required.
It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what is required.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity; An optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.

My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best.
My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best.

I am easily satisfied with the very best.
I am easily satisfied with the very best.

We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty.
We are stripped naked by the curse of abundance.

to improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.
Improvement is change; to be perfect is to change often.

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.
No matter how beautiful the strategy, you should look at the results from time to time.

An aphorism is not an aphorism unless you know what it means.
An aphorism is not an aphorism if you don't know what it means.

There is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure.
Not the time for convenience and comfort. Time for courage and perseverance.

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

A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril.
Love for tradition, a nation that never weakens, really strengthened it in an hour of danger.

The first quality that is needed is audacity.
The first necessary quality is courage (impudence, impudence).

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.
Healthy citizens are the greatest asset of any country.

Always remember, that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.
Always remember that I took more from alcohol than it took from me.

When I was younger I made it a rule never to take a strong drink before lunch. It is now my rule never to do so before breakfast.
In my youth, I made it a rule not to drink a drop of alcohol before dinner. Now that I am no longer young, I keep the rule not to drink a drop of alcohol before breakfast.

Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.
Although I am ready for martyrdom, I would prefer it to be delayed.

Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words are the best of all.
Generally speaking, short words are best and old words are best.

Every morn brought forth a noble chance, and every chance brought forth a noble knight.
Every morning there is a noble chance, and all the chances fall to the noble knights.

From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.
From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain descended on the continent.

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

Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.
Now this is not the end. It's not even the beginning of the end. But this may be the end of the beginning.

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
The inherent strength of capitalism is the unfair distribution of wealth. The inherent strength of socialism is the equal distribution of distress.

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

When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.
When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to chat.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.
I never worry about action, only about inaction.

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

If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.
If you have ten thousand restrictions, you destroy all respect for the law.

Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others.
Everyone has their day, and some days are longer than others.

No comment is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again.
No comment is a great expression. I use it over and over again.

A joke is a very serious thing.
A joke is a very serious thing.

When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.
When you have to kill a person, it doesn't cost anything to be polite.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
Attitude (position) is a small thing that matters a lot.

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill's ancestors were both British and American. Winston's father was the British Lord Randolph Churchill, the youngest son of John, the 7th Duke of Marlborough. Lord Randolph’s ancestor John Churchill made history by winning many successful military campaigns in Europe for Queen Anne almost 200 years earlier. His mother was the American Jennie Jerome. The Jeromes fought for the independence of the American colonies in George Washington's armies. Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born on November 30, 1874, at the Duke of Marlborough's large palace, Blenheim.

Childhood

Winston Churchill was a child during the late 1800s. At that time there weren't any radios, televisions or electronic devices which children today are accustomed to having. The telephone was not invented when Churchill was born. Children during the late 1800’s spent their time reading books and playing with toys such as toy soldiers. Young Winston would also ride on his donkey. One book that Winston fondly read was Treasure Island.

Lady Randolph hired Elizabeth Everest as a nanny to care for Winston. Winston fondly called Mrs. Everest “Woomany.” Later Winston Churchill would say that “My nurse was my confidante. Mrs. Everest it was who looked after me and tended all my wants. It was to her that I poured out all my many troubles…”

Schooling

Winston attended St. George's School, Ascot, from 1882 through 1884. Of school Winston would write, “It appears that I was to go away from home for many weeks at a stretch in order to do lessons under masters… After all I was only seven, and I had been so happy in my nursery with all my toys. I had such wonderful toys: a real steam engine, a magic lantern, and a collection of soldiers already nearly a thousand strong. Now it was to be all lessons…” From 1884-1888, Winston attended The Misses Thompson’s Preparatory School where he learned things that interested him such as French, history, poetry, riding a horse and swimming.

Harrow

On April 17, 1888, Winston entered Harrow School, a boy's school near London. Winston found his years at Harrow challenging. He was not thought of as a good student. Winston wrote, “I was on the whole considerably discouraged by my school days.” However, Winston's ability to memorize lines was clearly apparent while at Harrow. Winston entered a competition and won a school prize for reciting from memory 1,200 lines from Macaulay's, long poem Lays of Ancient Rome

Sandhurst

The Life of Winston Churchill: Soldier Correspondent Statesman Orator Author Inspirational Leader The Churchill Center is the international focus for study of Winston Churchill, his life and times. Our members, aged from ten to over ninety, work together to preserve Winston Churchill's memory and legacy. Our aim is that future generations never forget his contributions to the political philosophy, culture and literature of the Great Democracies and his contributions to statesmanship. To join or contact The Churchill Center visit www.winstonchurchill.org © Yousuf Karsh, 1941 Ottawa © The Churchill Center 2007 Produced for educational use only. Not intended for commercial purposes.

Churchill & Technology

“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few…” In this famous line, Winston Chur- chill thanked the pilots of the Royal Air Force, also known as the RAF, for their bravery fighting the German Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain during World War II. At this time the use of airplanes in war was still thought of as a new technology. Winston Churchill was a forward thinking man who promoted technological developments for the military. During World War I, Churchill promoted the development of the tank. A British Royal Commission credited Churchill “it was primarily due to the receptivity, cou- rage and driving force of the Rt. Honorable Winston Spencer Churchill that… the Tank was converted into a practical shape.” Later Churchill would also promote the development and use of radar and the breaking of the German codes from the Enigma machine.

The Boer War

In 1899, Winston Churchill headed to South Africa as a newspaper correspondent for the Morning Post to cover the Boer War between British and Dutch settlers. Unfortunately, he was present at an ambush of an armored train and captured by enemy Boer soldiers. On November 18, 1899, Churchill along with the other prisoners arrived in Pretoria at the prison called the State Model Schools. On the night of December 12th, when the prison guards turned their backs on Churchill, he took the opportunity to climb over the prison wall. Wearing a brown flannel suit with £75 (the equivalent of $375) and four slabs of chocolate in his pocket, Churchill walked on leisurely through the night in hopes of finding the Delagoa Bay Railway. So began his great escape and journey to freedom. Churchill jumped onto a train and hid among soft sacks covered in coal dust. Leaving the train before daybreak, Chur- chill continued on his escape. With luck, Winston Churchill happened upon the home of Mr. John Howard, manager of the Transvaal Collieries. Upon knocking on his door, Mr. Howard's response to Winston Churchill plea for help was “Thank God you have come here! It is the only house for twenty miles where you would not have been handed over. But we are all British here, and we will see you through.” Mr. Howard first hid Churchill in a coal mine then transported him to safety by hav- ing Churchill squeeze into a hole at the end of a train car loaded with bales of wool. Upon reaching Durban, South Africa, Winston Churchill found himself a hero.

Winston Churchill lived to be ninety years of age. During his lifetime many changes occurred politically, socially and technologically. This timeline shows not only the highlights of Churchill’s life but events and things that contributed to the changing society that he grew up in.