Do not let us speak of darker days. Let us speak rather of sterner days.

Winston Churchill

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Topic

World War II

Speaker

Winston Churchill

Source

Speeches of Winston Churchill

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Never Give In." 29 Oct. 1941, Harrow School, Harrow, England, UK. Speech.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "'Never give in!', 29 October 1941, Harrow School." Never Give In!: Winston Churchill's Speeches. A&C Black, 2013.

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From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.

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Topic
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Sinews of Peace." 5 Mar. 1946, Westminster College, Fulton, MO, USA. Speech.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "The Soviet Danger: The Iron Curtain." Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Great Speeches, edited by David Cannadine. Penguin Classics, 2007.

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Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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Submit to me as soon as possible a draft showing... Measures already taken for the execution of the intended final solution of the Jewish question.

Hermann Goring

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Topic
The Holocaust

Author

Hermann Goring
Medium
Letter
Language
German
Time
1941 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Goering, Hermann. Directive to Reinhard Heydrich. 31 July 1941.

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Topic
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Speaker
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
1936 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Reelection campaign speech. 31 Oct. 1936, Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA.