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Sir Winston Churchill's Speech 'The Finest Hour'
The government incorporated every man who can have a weapon in defense of Great Britain. Therefore, there are twelve Canadian divisions well equipped to fight abroad, and they landed in France and safely withdrew to the security of the British Empire. The Prime Minister informed the Defense Forces to move the battles to the shore and the sea to save the citizen and protect the Island from the Nazis. In spite of this, all the Dominions beyond the seas replied to gather their divisions and set sail to Great Britain. Indeed, the answers came from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. In other words, Winston Churchill said that “Never mind. Win or lose, sink or swim, better die than submit to tyranny-and such a tyranny.”5
Sir Churchill tried again to point out to a historic battle, where after four years of war at Allies, the British had just experienced a disaster and disappointment. Accordingly, the Prime Minister suddenly was so glutted with a victory. To start with, Sir Churchill, the adventurer hoped to win the war where France perhaps would have a different government when General Weygand admitted his ballet was over. Thus, he said his known quote:
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It is no wonder if the Prime Minister became a legend in his time where the creators and thinkers had decreased their presence. People, not just in Great Britain, but also around the world will remember his leadership through history, books, movies and especially in his speeches “Their Finest Hour”25 in the future and called him The Iron Man. Or perhaps, they will call him, the man who conquered Nazi and did not

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