Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

Winston Churchill

On the Battle of Britian.

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Topic

World War II

Speaker

Winston Churchill

Source

The Few

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "The Few." House of Commons meeting. 20 Aug. 1940, The Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK. Address.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "The Battle of Britain: 'The Few'." Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Great Speeches, edited by David Cannadine. Penguin Classics, 2007.

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Time
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Citation

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Harry Truman
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1945 1940s 20th century
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W. Somerset Maugham

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Getting what you want

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W. Somerset Maugham
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Maugham, William Somerset. "The Treasure." The Mixture as Before. William Heinemann/Doubleday Doran, 1940.

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I hold that if the Almighty had ever made a set of men that should do all the eating and none of the work, he would have made them with mouths only and no hands, and if he had ever made another class that he intended should do all the work and none of the eating, he would have made them without mouths and with all hands.

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Equality
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Abraham Lincoln
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1859 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. Speech at Cincinnati, Ohio. 17 Sept. 1859, Cincinnati, OH, USA.

Current Citation

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