Winston Churchill Quotes
Churchill is one of the most misquoted people in history. The quotes below are from his recorded speeches, with dates. Some of the most-shared ones are not his at all.
4 real Winston Churchill quotes, with sources
“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.”Winston Churchill — Speech to the House of Commons, 13 May 1940
“Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, ‘This was their finest hour.’”Winston Churchill — Speech to the House of Commons, 18 June 1940
“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”Winston Churchill — Speech to the House of Commons, 20 August 1940
“Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never — in nothing, great or small, large or petty — never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.”Winston Churchill — Speech at Harrow School, 29 October 1941
Famous quotes Winston Churchill never said
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”Not found anywhere in Churchill's writings or speeches. Early versions come from an American beer advertising campaign of the late 1930s.
“If you're going through hell, keep going.”The Churchill Society's journal Finest Hour calls it “not verifiable in any of the 50 million published words by and about him”.
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”Research at the Churchill Centre has found no record of Churchill saying or writing it.
Who was Winston Churchill?
Written off as a political failure in the 1930s, Churchill became Prime Minister in May 1940 as France was falling. His refusal to negotiate with Hitler and his wartime speeches rallied Britain through its darkest hour. He later won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Read more on Wikipedia.
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What is Winston Churchill's most famous quote?
One of the best known is “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.” (Speech to the House of Commons, 13 May 1940)
Did Winston Churchill really say “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”?
No. Not found anywhere in Churchill's writings or speeches. Early versions come from an American beer advertising campaign of the late 1930s.
Did Winston Churchill really say “If you're going through hell, keep going.”?
No. The Churchill Society's journal Finest Hour calls it “not verifiable in any of the 50 million published words by and about him”.
Did Winston Churchill really say “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”?
No. Research at the Churchill Centre has found no record of Churchill saying or writing it.
Where do these Winston Churchill quotes come from?
Churchill is one of the most misquoted people in history. The quotes below are from his recorded speeches, with dates. Some of the most-shared ones are not his at all.
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