Winston Churchill's 'We Are Still Captains Of Our Souls'

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"We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls."- Winston Churchill

The quote by Winston Churchill most likely used this quote to encourage the general public of the British population to not give up hope due to the constant bombing of public buildings by the Germans during World War 2. The air raids have devastated the lives of the British people as there were constant bombings of houses and buildings and many people perished during these air raids. The British morale was at an all-time low and it was in desperate need of revitalization so the British relied on the leadership of Winston Churchill. The air raids conducted by the Germans were determined for the goal of ruining the British morale in the war in efforts

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