Winston Churchill - Victory Quotes

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It may almost be said, 'Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.'

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Victory was to be bought so dear as to be almost indistinguishable from defeat.

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Indomitable in retreat, invincible in advance; insufferable in victory.

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In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Good Will.

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The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.

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What is our aim?…Victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror; victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.

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Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.

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Apparently, as in so many ancient battles, the beaten side were the victims of misunderstanding and the fate of the day was decided against them before the bulk of the forces realised that a serious engagement had begun. Reserves descended from the hills too late to achieve victory, but in good time to be massacred in the rout.

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In defeat unbeatable: in victory unbearable.
Of Lord Montgomery

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The Navy can lose us the war, but only the Air Force can win it. Therefore our supreme effort must be to gain overwhelming mastery in the Air. The Fighters are our salvation... but the Bombers alone provide the means of victory.... In no other way at present visible can we hope to overcome the immense military power of Germany.

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I have never promised anything but blood, tears, toil and sweat. Now, however we have a new experience. We have a victory - a remarkable and definite victory. The bright gleam has caught the helmets of our soldiers and warmed and cheered all our hearts.

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