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Winston Churchill is the archetype of the wartime leader. When Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany, his leadership was the only thing standing between civilization and darkness. He famously used 'Action This Day' stickers on documents to cut through bureaucracy. He taught that leadership is not about managing the status quo, but about mobilizing collective energy toward a desperate goal. His weapon was the English language, which he 'mobilized and sent into battle. '
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries."
"When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber."
"The taste of the public is the only thing that matters in the end. But the artist must lead that taste."
"Great and good are seldom the same man."
"In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity; in peace, goodwill."
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
"Character is better than brains for a statesman."
"One always tends to overstate a case when one is very much in earnest."
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
"If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver."
"The price of greatness is responsibility."
"It is better to be making the news than taking it; to be an actor rather than a critic."
"I have never accepted what many people have kindly said, namely that I inspired the nation... I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar."
"Democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."
"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."
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