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

Topics: Speech Quotes

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home

Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home

Even the Congressional Budget Office and the Social Security trustees appointed by the president say...

Even the Congressional Budget Office and the Social Security trustees appointed by the president say...

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 nobody speaks of remarkable things, how can they be called remarkable?

If nobody speaks of remarkable things, how can they be called remarkable?

Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives

Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are...

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are...

It has to have a payroll tax that's dedicated to Social Security. The Social Security...

It has to have a payroll tax that's dedicated to Social Security. The Social Security...

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

We should pass a flex time law that allows employees to take their overtime pay...

We should pass a flex time law that allows employees to take their overtime pay...

Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn...

Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn...

I cannot sing, dance or act; what else would I be but a talk show...

I cannot sing, dance or act; what else would I be but a talk show...

It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.

It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.

It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of...

It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of...

I never want to get to the point where it's all about my needs, and...

I never want to get to the point where it's all about my needs, and...

Brothers don't necessarily have to say anything to each other-they can sit in a room...

Brothers don't necessarily have to say anything to each other-they can sit in a room...