Wouldn't it be nice if we could have Churchill as our president now? His rhetoric would tear the Democrats a new one.
Actually the quote has become, "what the ten most important words in the English language?" Never give up, never give up, never ever give up. Churchill was the keynote speaker at Oxford or Cambridge's graduating class. His entire speech consisted of the above quote. It took about 5 seconds and he received thunderous applause.
The interesting thing is how quickly they forget. No sooner was the war over then Churchill was removed from power. He had served his purpose by making the country safe for socialists. This nonsense went on till M. Thatcher took over.
Actually it was Churchill's rhetoric style that helped to elect John Kennedy and also Ronald Reagan. When I was taking a public speaking course in college - while I was also in the US Army - I gave my final exam speech on the similarities of Churchill's and Kennedy's speeches, i.e.:
JFK:”....Pay any price, bear any burden”.
WSC:”…We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be..”
Both JFK and RR were great studies of Churchill.
The opposite of Churchill would be Jimmy Carter.