May 13th,1940

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Seventy-eight years ago on May 13th, 1940, Winston Churchill delivered one of his famous speeches. This speech is known as his “blood, toil, tears, and sweat.” It is in this speech that Churchill lays out the British government’s stance towards Hitler before parliament. This is what he said:

“You ask, what is our policy? I will say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark and lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in 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.”

The “blood, toil, tears, and sweat” speech was the first speech Churchill delivered as Prime Minister. This speech happens to be one of my all time favorite historical speeches as well as one of my favorite Churchill speeches. I have included down below a video recording of it.

What is your favorite Churchill Speech? Let me know in the comments.