We Shall Fight on the Beaches
From the moment that the French defenses at Sedan and on the Meuse were broken at the end of the second week of May, only a rapid retreat to Amiens […]
Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat
I beg to move, That this House welcomes the formation of a Government representing the united and inflexible resolve of the nation to prosecute the war with Germany to a […]
Sinews of Peace (Iron Curtain)
I am glad to come to Westminster College this afternoon, and am complimented that you should give me a degree. The name “Westminster” is somehow familiar to me. I seem […]
A House of Many Mansions
Everyone wonders what is happening about the war. For several months past the Nazis have been uttering ferocious threats of what they are going to do to the Western Democracies-to […]
War Speech
In this solemn hour it is a consolation to recall and to dwell upon our repeated efforts for peace. All have been ill-starred, but all have been faithful and sincere. […]
Neville Chamberlain
Since we last met, the House has suffered a very grievous loss in the death of one of its most distinguished Members, and of a statesman and public servant who, […]
Be Ye Men of Valour
I speak to you for the first time as Prime Minister in a solemn hour for the life of our country, of our empire, of our allies, and, above all, […]
The Atlantic Charter
Source: “The Atlantic Charter,” National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Office of Government Reports, Record Group 44. https://goo.gl/TR6E3F. The President of the United States of America and the […]