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Winston Spencer Churchill was born on November 30, 1874, in England. He served in the British Army.
Churchill was elected to various positions for the next several years. After the beginning of World War II, Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. In early May, the former Prime Minister of England resigned and Churchill was appointed to the position by King George VI. England’s army suffered many losses early on and Churchill faced a great deal of criticism. But one of the major contributions he made to eventual victory was his ability to inspire the British people to greater effort by making public broadcasts on significant occasions. A brilliant orator, he was a tireless source of strength to people experiencing the sufferings of the German bombing campaign.

On October 29, 1941, Churchill made a speech at Harrow School which he attended as a youth. Part of the speech included the line, “Never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” He also used the phrase, “Never, never, never give up” in his personal writing and correspondence.