They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but can a picture save a whole nation from destruction? There is approximately 250,000 words in the english language. But it is not about how many you have learned or how big of words you know, instead, it is about how you put them together and how you convey them. Despite Winston Churchill’s lack of intention in education, through persuasive delivery and unparalleled charisma, he turned the tides of a war using only words. Thus, he is one of the best Prime Ministers Great Britain has ever had. Winston Churchill never really cared or tried in school, yet he still wrote all of his own speeches. He first went to a boarding school in Ascot in Brighton but then eventually ended up at Harrow School
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Churchill's speech, “Victory at All Costs”, shows exactly that. He says, “I have nothing to offer but blood, sweat, toil, and tears. You ask, ‘What is our aim?’ I can answer with one word: 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” ( qtd. in Seiden). This gave a clear objective to the people in a time when many of them may have not known exactly what they are fighting for or may have been getting discouraged with some of the results. Also, “He made sure he was frequently in the public eye, constantly travelling around the country, visiting ammunition factories, shipyards, the troops” so he could keep their morale up (“Child Archives”). Even after World War II, Winston Churchill found ways to still motivate people through his words. During his Iron Curtain speech in America he warned the US about what the soviets were going to do (Hoisington). The American public did not receive his speech well because they did not want to go right back into war (Budliansky). “As usual, Churchill was ahead of his time in perceiving unpopular truths” so even though the American public didn’t accept it, he was right about what was to come
Churchill's speech, “Victory at All Costs”, shows exactly that. He says, “I have nothing to offer but blood, sweat, toil, and tears. You ask, ‘What is our aim?’ I can answer with one word: 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” ( qtd. in Seiden). This gave a clear objective to the people in a time when many of them may have not known exactly what they are fighting for or may have been getting discouraged with some of the results. Also, “He made sure he was frequently in the public eye, constantly travelling around the country, visiting ammunition factories, shipyards, the troops” so he could keep their morale up (“Child Archives”). Even after World War II, Winston Churchill found ways to still motivate people through his words. During his Iron Curtain speech in America he warned the US about what the soviets were going to do (Hoisington). The American public did not receive his speech well because they did not want to go right back into war (Budliansky). “As usual, Churchill was ahead of his time in perceiving unpopular truths” so even though the American public didn’t accept it, he was right about what was to come