Churchill wrote his own speeches. When a leader does that, he becomes emotionally invested with his utterances. If Churchill had had a speech writer in 1940, Britain would be speaking German today.

Quote by James C Humes

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For my name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, to foreign nations,...

For my name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, to foreign nations,...

The Framers [of the Constitution] knew that free speech is the friend of change and...

The Framers [of the Constitution] knew that free speech is the friend of change and...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

If you think you're too small to be effective, you have never been in bed...

If you think you're too small to be effective, you have never been in bed...

Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language

Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips...

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips...

The worst tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong

The worst tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong

Finally, in conclusion, let me say just this.

Finally, in conclusion, let me say just this.

What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks

What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks

Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.

Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.

If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never explain to them...

If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never explain to them...

Speech is the twin of my vision, it is unequal to measure itself, it provokes...

Speech is the twin of my vision, it is unequal to measure itself, it provokes...

My parents didn't want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty and that's the...

My parents didn't want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty and that's the...

Seven wealthy towns contend for Homer dead, Through which the living Homer begged his bread

Seven wealthy towns contend for Homer dead, Through which the living Homer begged his bread

No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks...

No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

I do not believe in Communism any more than you do but there is nothing...

I do not believe in Communism any more than you do but there is nothing...

The longer I live, the larger allowances I make for human infirmities

The longer I live, the larger allowances I make for human infirmities