… I had dinner with another English friend, now a banker, who had been a student at Harrow when its most famous alumnus, Winston Churchill, came back to the school to speak to the boys. He was a great man, and everyone knew why. He had carried the Western world through its worst crisis. | |
Now he looked out over the fresh-faced audience and said, “Never give up. Never give up. Never, never, never give up.” It brought the house to its feet. | |
What Churchill was saying was this: You can act cleverly, selfishly or prudently in any situation, but what finally matters is character, desire and faith. Victory never comes easy. | |
— Barnaby Conrad III | |
From the article: “Have the Yanks Given Up?“ | |
Published in “This World“; 18 May 1986 | |
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Never Give Up
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