Very few wars have been won by mere numbers alone. Quality, will-power, geographical advantages, natural and financial resources, the command of the sea, and, above all, a cause which rouses the spontaneous surgings of the human spirit in millions of hearts—these have proved to be the decisive factors in the human story.

Winston Churchill · Broadcast, London, 20 January 1940

Expert knowledge, however indispensable, is no substitute for a generous and comprehending outlook upon the human story with all its sadness, with all its unquenchable hope.

Winston Churchill · Churchill at the University of Copenhagen in 1950, on what education is for.

Winston Churchill · Fourth Alamein Reunion, Empress Hall, London, 21 October 1949

Winston Churchill · House of Commons, 11 December 1941

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