Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted statesman, orator and strategist, Churchill was also a soldier in the British Army. A prolific author, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his own historical writings.
As an officer in the British Army, he fought at the Battle of Omdurman and during the Second Boer War. At the forefront of the political scene for almost sixty years, Churchill held numerous political and cabinet positions. Before the First World War, he served as President of the Board of Trade and Home Secretary during the Liberal governments. In the First World War Churchill served in numerous positions, as First Lord of the Admiralty, Minister of Munitions, Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State for Air. He also served in the British Army on the Western Front and commanded the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. During the interwar years, he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
After the outbreak of the Second World War, Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. Following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain in May 1940, he became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and led the British war effort against the Axis powers. His speeches were a great inspiration to the embattled Allied forces. After losing the 1945 election, Churchill became the leader of the opposition. In 1951, Churchill again became Prime Minister before finally retiring in 1955. Upon his death, he was granted the honour of a state funeral which saw one of the largest assemblies of politicians in the world... ..    .. .. ..Churchill.. ....
Churchill Quotes
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.
It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion's heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar... .. Â
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