may be free and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sunlit uplands. But if we fail, then the whole world, including the United States, including all that we have known and cared for, will sink into the abyss of a new Dark Age made more sinister, and perhaps more protracted, by the lights of perverted science. Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour.' (Churchill)This is a great example of Sir Winston Churchill’s continual resolution because it demonstrates that even when things looked their very worst for the British, Churchill gleamed optimism and determination as he lead his people through the darkness and allowed Britain to survive as a nation. Sir Winston Churchill’s unrelenting defiance served a very significant purpose in his success and allowed him to maintain honesty within himself. In his early teenage years, he refused to study languages other than English because he felt that it would have been a waste of time. He concentrated on his own language, willingly writing English essays, and he later claimed that this was much more profitable for him. This demonstrates that even at such a young age, he was sure that this decision would be beneficial for him and his eventual success as both a writer and as an orator justified his defiance. Throughout his twenties, Churchill constantly pointed out defects in the commands and in the administration of the British army both as a soldier and as a member of Parliament for Oldham as a Conservative. Winston Churchill made enemies among the professional soldiers because of his readiness to critically contend their thoughts and views on military operation. However, it was his unrelenting defiance that gave him the opportunity to develop his own opinions rather th...
