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People forget that Churchill won the Nobel prize for literature. The man had an amazing way with words. Some of his speeches are amongst the best things ever written in my opinion
According to legend, Churchill's mastery of English was rooted in the belief of his public school instructors that young Winston was too stupid to learn Greek and Latin, so he studied English in depth.
"Hitler knows, that he would have to break us in this island or lose the war", I don't understand how Churchill was able to walk carrying those big balls. It hasn't been a thousand years yet, I'm just in 2020, but I can definitely say: that was their finest hour indeed
Yes he did Henderson. When he couldn't get air superiority and knew were not yet capable of attacking he turned his attention to Russisa. He thought Britain would be very easy but when he realised he'd have to commit he went after the bigger fish.
I fear that we, Britain, and what is currently the free world are now fast approaching a time of peril that we must stand up to and make, for ourselves and history, our own "finest hour."
@James Henderson That isn't true. He hadn't expected to invade the UK because he thought that the conquest of France would end the war in Europe, but Operation Sea Lion was organized when that assumption proved false. Executing Sea Lion while planning Barbarossa wouldn't have been that unusual. There were numerous times during the war that the Allies fought one battle while planning the next.
I am not British, only researching for my paper but this speech made me cry and inspired me and I have never felt more proud of a nation that I am not even from. All my love to all the British out there
@@superluukiee same here. The whole of Western Europe owes an incredible debt to Britain for holding out against Hitler. Although much of Europe was liberater by Americans and Canadians, Britain's stand provided the "unsinkable aircraft carrier" without which D day would not even have been possible and without which the US might never even have decided to liberate Europe at all.
There are none comparable to Sir Winston. For as long as the English language is spoken, the shadow of his greatness shall be cast across all generations to come.
I may be Scottish but will never be any less British. The lights of hope went out across the continent but Winston and all of us never surrendered and never will.
Amen! (From a Spanish-Italian born in Puerto Rico under the American flag!) May the All Mighty always protect those who really want to serve humanity, and not those who pretend to do so only to enslave it!
@@JavierArveloCruzSantana serve humanity.. Really? Churchill killed 4 million Indians, coz he diverted ration from India and stored food for troops stationed in Greece thus creating an artificial famine in India .. Only for the food stored to get destroyed eventually, coz it turns out, the troops didn't need them after all. Huh, saviour of mankind..
He didn't work.in a fucking vacuum and wasnt a dictator of India. The famine was a result of more than one person. Churchill was given wrong information on how much food certain districts had. He was working off of faulty numbers. The man was no genius, Tobruk showed that but to say millions died purely down to one man is wrong and mainly pushed.by certain people with an agenda.
@@confusedbadger6275 it's like saying hitler didn't kill the Jews, his officers did. Churchill took all the decisions, so he will be blamed not some x, y, z.
I have read this speech many times over the years - but to hear Churchill speaking these words - it is so powerful. This was their finest hour. And we are blessed that recording during the war preserved his great speeches.
I have a portrait of Churchill over my study table with excerpts from this speech embossed on it. I have immense respect for him, with all his flaws; he was the right man for the right job at the right time.
@@richardgray6313 ".. if only the whole country did not agree with me that the whole mess of war was due to him and his ilk" - what are you on? Really. Why do sanctimonious morons like you always assume everyone else agrees with you? Is it how you justify your stupidity to yourself? Churchill spent most of the thirties warning of the rise of Nazism and as a result was in the political wilderness, yet stuck to his convictions. Explain how the whole mess of war was down to him?
Never will I have a bad word said against this man he pull us though the darkness hour and made us who we are and I thank him for that every day rest peace Winston
@@dinerouk You're right Peter. The problem is that it's difficult to convince so many modern day Brits how marvellous he was when they look around at the U.K. of today. As one of my students once said to me "we fight a war and millions die so we can keep out men that look like Hardy Kruger, then we let all this lot in" as he pointed to tables where blacks and Asians are seated. My own opinion (reluctantly) is that the subject of WW2 is best avoided. It needs to be airbrushed from history.
He definitely wasn’t a good man or even a good leader for peace time but you cannot deny that he did a good job leading Britain through the war and it was the Brit’s finest hour. I don’t like the British and through most of history have a hatred towards them as I’m irish but if you deny they were not doing the best for humanity in world war 2 you are an ignorant and just hateful idiot who is unable to think rationally. An extra thing how was he a traitor?
Christian van Laak you forget about the Sudetenland, kristallnachet, ,Ethiopia, and the treaty that brought Austria into Germany. Britain put down a monster that they created. If they hadn’t we would all be under nazi control.
Beware...there are the enemies in E ngland...dark skinned immigrants..who want to destroy his legacy...calling him a war mongerer and a racist....Churchill detested the naplly dressed Ghandi...
James Henderson hitler did not do that certainly not by design it was more that than Ghandi ji who did it by design you don’t need the glorify hitler he was a sick man with a gross ego problem
My Grandad played his part in the victory of the allied forces, standing up for democracy and freedom, im 34 years old, i remember him and his sacrifice's, I'm a UK/US dual citizen and I'm not going anywhere.
As a Frenchman, I remember his speech after the collapse of our country. on the BBC. He said to hang on and never despair because after darkness, dawn will come. He had spoken in French and his speech gave a lot of hope to the occupied French. Like De Gaulle, Winston Churchill was a fighter who never agreed to surrender. Unfortunately, De Gaulle was not president of the French Republic at that time. Thanks to them. The great men of this stature are only one per century.
@@harry793 I was not born in 1940, of course I am not that old. I meant to say that I remember a documentary that showed Sir W.Churchill speaking to the French after the collapse, and it touched me a lot.
Wonderful sentiments. I was born in 49 and growing up in Canada we always remember this great courageous man who saved our world and gave us the freedom and great life we have experienced. l have always admired him and all the people who made it possible. Growing up in those times it was common to talk about the war and what it meant to humanity. I wish that today we had great and wise leaders as we had in the past. May God be with us and guide us all.
A load of deliberately misleading nonsense. Lies masquerading as the truth, and it gets over 200 thumbs up. It's obvious that there's an agenda on this thread. So predictable!!
What a man what a leader what a legend. I’m from a large military family and very proud of being English. Where has the bulldog spirit gone . We have let the heroes of yesterday down .
Aint that the truth im a veteran but I'm not a proud English man anymore I'm not sure what to be proud of 😒 but I'm proud of my service and our war generation,
@Stepen Smith, hard times breed hard men. Soft times breed soft men. We have had things too easy, and have allowed politicians to serve their own interests, not the peoples.
@@matthewpace5834We have things easy because these men fought for it and it's what they would have wanted, they fought this war so we would never have to fight again. We aren't soft, its how things should be. Sadly its our own politicians letting our people down
My father fought in WWII, and my parents taught us all the importance of fighting against real evil. Listening to this speech, I mourn the loss of all those who fought against tyranny and dictatorship, and I pray that people everywhere remember the wisdom Churchill spoke. Let’s fight against dictators-even for one day. America, remember our history, the history of the world, and stand strong against evil and would be dictators!
As an American its a shame that America took so fuking long to get involved in the war its shameful that we let Her stand alone Never again God Bless Great Britain God bless Winston Churchill and God bless those amazing R.A.F pilots with more than 200 aces the royal air force will go down in history
I’m an American and I am overwhelmed with pride for the good people who stood up to tyranny In the British empire. This is so moving.... we are standing up to tyranny worldwide now....
I agree up until the "we are standing up to tyranny worldwide now" stop thinking so black and white and realize that propaganda is so deadly because people that are unaware are heavily affected by it without knowing. Learn about history and do actual research today drop the cognitive biases and you'll learn who the enemy of good is in modern day.
Britain was bombed, children were evacuated from London. The King and Queen refused to leave and Churchill made his speech. Everyone stayed and fought.
This man was so brave and gave such powerful speeches that brought me to tears too bad theirs not many more like him around no more we sure could use them RIP Winston
Well we did stand up to tyranny; it was our Finest hour and although, at the time it seemed a forlorn hope, we, with the help of America and the Commonwealth countries, finally prevailed. I for one, am still proud that I lived through it all, and now in my 85th year, I still hold my head high. WE KEPT CALM AND CARRIED ON. We no longer have the power to influence the modern World, however it was worthwhile at the time.
God Bless you Mr. Wilson. I am American, but have much respect for Mr. Churchill. I loved the movie made of him. The name of it was simply Churchill in case you have not seen it.
American here. Thanks for posting this. Always had a huge interest in WW2 history. Was in the UK in 2017 and toured the Imperial War Museum during the Armistice anniversary. Picked up a print of Sir Churchill, which still hangs in my den. Much respect to our brothers and sisters across the pond.
I’m Anglo-American (God Bless America and God Save The King) and I am so proud of this man. How lucky were we to have him as a leader? He was our finest hour. Honor of the highest order. Whenever I need to be inspired, I simply look up ‘Winston Churchill quotes’. I can tell Her Majesty The Queen benefited greatly from having him as her first Prime Minister. She learned the best from him. She has his cheekiness and his sense of honor too. Churchill and the fine British people who fought so hard have indeed gone down as our finest hour. The American in me is quite proud he is part American. 🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸
Hitler bewitched the German people with his twisted rhetoric! Churchill inspired England and its commonwealth with his words. A battle of evil against good and with God's help good triumphed! Words are a powerful tool in the mouth of good men as well as perverse ones. Thank you, Winston; truly one of the greatest men to have ever lived!
Well actually like one born every ten years for his age because there was a man called Mustafa Kemal Atatürk which born in 1881, churchill born in 1874 so there is only 7 years of a gap between these two great men's for the history. İ know that currently with the current situation of turkey you wouldn't agree with me but in 1930s turkey was a modern European nation unlike now and the only reason that turkey was a modern European nation was Atatürk. Without him there wouldn't be a turkey. There would be a tsarist regime in Russia without Atatürk defeating allies in Çanakkale strait which would mean İstanbul and warshaw would be occupied by Russia. So he was one of the greatest men in the history. And if you look at those thousand years between 874 and 1874 you will see a lot more great man for history
@@Sgab1007 we had a woman, two of them in recent times, the last one made a right mess of it. But yes, if there is a woman out there then I’m all for it. Cometh the hour, cometh the person! 😂
Man, Sir Winston was... cool. He was cool under fire. Imagine having leaders of this caliber again... now, when we need them the most. For the good or ill of any country, indeed of any people throughout history, it starts at the top. The world misses dearly this kind of cool-headed, solid and inspirational leadership right now, and we are being brought low for the lack of it.
To fight on,if necessary for years,if necessary alone 😥😥what a man and what a speaker ...🏴🇬🇧 also our friends and family in the commonwealth and america 👍
While I certainly respect Churchill as a politician, I doubt Britain would have fallen without him and instead some other democratic leader. Hitler may have been a maniac, but both he and the OKW (Oberstkommando der Wehrmacht aka The German High command) knew that Operation Sealion was completely unrealistic. The Royal Navy could afford to take heavy losses in defence of their homeland, the Home Fleet was simply too large.
Not likely. If the Germans couldn't pull off Operation SeaLion, an invasion of North America was unthinkable. Churchill himself recognized this at the end of the "We shall never surrender" speech.
What a speech! This one, the one thanking the RAF, Dr. King's "I Have a Dream", JFK'S "Ask Not", RFK's speech at JFK's funeral and the "December 7, 1941..." speech... probably the greatest speeches ever and possibly ever will be.
He was a drunken warmonger, a mass murderer who helped destroy Europe and even, ironically, his beloved British empire, all for what? For Poland? The same POland that was given up to the Soviets who had murdered more people before the war than Germany is said to have killed in 12 years of National Socialism? Then the betrayal of the rest of that half of Europe to the Soviets.
"Hitler knows that he will have to break us on this island or lose the war" was brilliant phrasing. At the time Hitler was running roughshod over everyone and everything in Europe and looked unstoppable. To make mention of Hitler "losing the war," even as unlikely as it seemed at the time, was an excellent psychological ploy considering how bleak and hopeless the situation looked for the UK at that moment.
Ah yes. It's hard to remember nazis were nazis on a map but the France campaign and the invasion of the Soviets were beautifully done. Must be crazy to stand up to that.
It leaves everything for future generations to aspire to - because for a thousand years in the past, and a thousand years in the future, this, indeed, was the British's finest hour...
Neil Griffiths brotain will be lucky to last past brexit. Britain was a conception of people, now indistinct from the third rate countries it colonized and traded with. Lesson is avoid trade and imperialism, anything with outsiders if you want to last one thousand years.
Oh contraire, Brexit is the biggest opportunity Britain has had since before the first world war, there are about 5 million out of a population of 65 million who are immigrants or recent descendants of immigrants, so as long as control is taken back as Brexit's most important issue demanded, I don't see a problem going forward - so long as we don't capitulate entirely to the SJW's. of course.
Neil Griffiths perhaps, but at no time in her history nor history itself have so-called migrants and refugees be nothong of the kind. These stateless things do not assimilate to britain, learn the language, assime the culture, etc. Rather they completely uncharacteristically of their predecessors, behave and carry on as they dod in yhe places they fled headlong from, bringing the same stupid pigheaded, idiotic problems and concerns that ruined the lives and countries that they came from. And no one english wants england anything like non-england, which is the reason for borders.
Neil Griffiths challenge is great agreed, but the anticipated end is completely disputed by every measure and will be fisasterous for britain, the eu and the world. Refugees and economic migrants in general are the zombies and pod people of our literatures worst alluded to nightmare.
Churchill probably knew what was eventually going to happen since French troops were already crushed by the Germans' blitzkrieg, they were completely swept out at this point
@JimmiAlli ...that's not true, french citizens, even teenagers, took the fight to the nazis, they were called the French Resistance...you should read a book called "Dadland" by Keggy Carew, it is a classified true story of the Jedburgh's...little known history of soldiers in far flung coasts, foreign lands fighting against evil on every front
He had finally completed his epic series History of the English-Speaking Peoples which won him the Nobel Prize in literature. I'm trying to find them. It's on my bucket list to buy them. You can buy it on Amazon if you're interested.
@@finnmccool684 Oh you suck! Hahaha just kidding. I know they're quite expensive (Like $200 altogether) but even if they had an abridged version of them I would be quite happy with it. I have an abridged copy of Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Yes I have the entire collection on audio but it isn't the same.
that fatso,called churchill,was a bloodthirsty r@cist,zi@nist rabid d@g that killed tens of millions of innocent people and the main responsible for ww2
Well we know what type of people do these things ,they would tear down every thing we are the RF the establishment and throw our history down the drain but I will fight them all the way they will never win
at various times small groups of men or sometimes one man curves the arc of history . Winston Churchill was one of these men. What a debt the free world owes him and the British Empire. I am humbled by his speeches . Modern leaders could learn a great deal by understanding his approach
@@richardgray6313 Well - Dick - that was a very thoughtful reply. Are you always this cerebral? Do you always mull over your reply, before delivering it in so intelligently. Perhaps you could elaborate - lend us some of your undoubted wisdom - give us your idea of great English-speaking speeches. And also try to put into words - if that's not asking too much - what you don't like about this speech...
He was one Bad Motha F%#ker! He inspired a nation to endure and even fight back against the most difficult time in British history. He inspired with philosophy. He was one of the greatest orators in history!
The greatest leader we have ever had or will ever have that is a fact Thanks Winston for your dedication commitment and words of wisdom and encouragement to our nation which has proved to have been our toughest time as a globe 🌍 Truly are a NATIONAL TREASURE regardless of the thoughts of the lefties 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
I am german, and I can only thank Churchill for being so stubborn. And I live in what was once the kingdom of Hanover, so there are some ancient ties to England. So as long as there ist no football involved... Stay healthy, bleibt gesund
Extremely well-presented. The accompanying photo montage did justice to these immortal words. Others who have streamed this historic gem failed to accord it the attention and respect the speech deserved. Well done, I say!
Words have yet to be coined to describe the tightening of the heartstrings that people from the civilised free nations must have felt upon listening to this speech - I was born almost 40 years after the end of WW2 and still get tears in my eyes when listening to this speech and thinking of all the sacrifices made before and after by the people of the free civilised Nations
It's true he was a pretty poor student at school and one of his teachers said to him u will never amount to anything and he replied u are wrong one day when this country is in desperate trouble it will fall on me to lead us out of that trouble. In 1940 when they called on him to be leader he said I've always known this day would come I feel like I'm walking with destiny.
'' Never in the field of human confllct has so much been owed by so many to so few " WLSC acknowledging the effort and sacrifice of the fine young men who flew their aircraft into the teeth of the deadliest assault ever aimed at the British Isles. The foe was vanquished. He went on to say " This is not the end, nor is it the beginning of the end, but it is the end of the beginning"
He is my hero and life idol Who knows what shape the wprld would be in today were in not for Churchill. The man of the century The lesson: Whatever you focus, that is what you will get Dit dit dit daw.✌️
This is the speech of an oral genius. What would we all give to have had this giant of a man stear us through Brexit, immigration and the rise of Muslim bile in our country?
As if you would want that. I suspect he’d just sell off what little family silver we have left to the Americans on the cheap - just like he did last time.
People say all this bad stuff about Churchill but if it weren't for him we would more than likely be speaking German under Nazi rule so before you start talking our of your rear think about that for a moment and realise he saved us and is one of the biggest heroes in the world
Lots of shortcomings and failures, but dogged, inspirational and visionary. He foretold of this coming. Man of the hour. Remember his funeral being televised in black and white.
1:25 the young and/or illinformed may find these words insulting. Nay. These are words of respect and solidarity of the true meanings of freedom. Sir Winston Churchill, the greatest individual in European history. He, alone, made a stand, when others plead "neutrality" or worse. Never forget that fact.
generic generic it’s ok, you outdid us with the bengal famine at the same time. But go ahead, keep being a moron. And the situations for the two were vastly different, moron.
These recordings were made in a studio after the event, as Parliament was not recorded in those days. You can clearly tell that from the complete lack of any noises, comments or applause. Doesn't detract from the impact of the speeches, though.
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People forget that Churchill won the Nobel prize for literature. The man had an amazing way with words. Some of his speeches are amongst the best things ever written in my opinion
Check out the scenes where he meets Stalin in "The Grand Alliance," so funny.
I TOTALLY AGREE
Highly intelligent, what great leadership.
According to legend, Churchill's mastery of English was rooted in the belief of his public school instructors that young Winston was too stupid to learn Greek and Latin, so he studied English in depth.
He was also the highest paid writer in the world in the 1930s. He was paid an advance of a million quid in today's money for the Marlborough diaries.
"Hitler knows, that he would have to break us in this island or lose the war", I don't understand how Churchill was able to walk carrying those big balls. It hasn't been a thousand years yet, I'm just in 2020, but I can definitely say: that was their finest hour indeed
Yes he did Henderson. When he couldn't get air superiority and knew were not yet capable of attacking he turned his attention to Russisa.
He thought Britain would be very easy but when he realised he'd have to commit he went after the bigger fish.
I fear that we, Britain, and what is currently the free world are now fast approaching a time of peril that we must stand up to and make, for ourselves and history, our own "finest hour."
@James Henderson That isn't true. He hadn't expected to invade the UK because he thought that the conquest of France would end the war in Europe, but Operation Sea Lion was organized when that assumption proved false. Executing Sea Lion while planning Barbarossa wouldn't have been that unusual. There were numerous times during the war that the Allies fought one battle while planning the next.
"the world will sink into the abyss of a new dark Age."........Now 2020 covid-19....... mr Churchill Hold my scotch mate
the british empire will last a thousand year
"If necessary, for years. If necessary, alone" those chills man... What an incredible man he was.
Alex Ryl he was rubbish sold this country to his mothers country the worst thing that ever happened to Britain
Alex Ryl he was a twat
@@richardgray6313 You're a twat, without Churchill Britain would have been rubble and Europe may have fell to the Nazi regime.
Alex Ryl get a brain he sold Britain to the Americans not only that it was the Russians who won the war are you able to even think straight ???
The Rose Experience you are a nationalistic arsehole
I am not British, only researching for my paper but this speech made me cry and inspired me and I have never felt more proud of a nation that I am not even from. All my love to all the British out there
Veva13 🦁 🦁 🦁
I am dutch and feel exactly the same
Veva13 Well said, I feel the same way.
@@superluukiee same here.
The whole of Western Europe owes an incredible debt to Britain for holding out against Hitler. Although much of Europe was liberater by Americans and Canadians, Britain's stand provided the "unsinkable aircraft carrier" without which D day would not even have been possible and without which the US might never even have decided to liberate Europe at all.
@@diedertspijkerboer Exactly
There are none comparable to Sir Winston. For as long as the English language is spoken, the shadow of his greatness shall be cast across all generations to come.
I may be Scottish but will never be any less British. The lights of hope went out across the continent but Winston and all of us never surrendered and never will.
Amen! (From a Spanish-Italian born in Puerto Rico under the American flag!)
May the All Mighty always protect those who really want to serve humanity, and not those who pretend to do so only to enslave it!
@@JavierArveloCruzSantana serve humanity.. Really? Churchill killed 4 million Indians, coz he diverted ration from India and stored food for troops stationed in Greece thus creating an artificial famine in India .. Only for the food stored to get destroyed eventually, coz it turns out, the troops didn't need them after all. Huh, saviour of mankind..
@@vikalpguru4311 Totally agree with you.. Winston had his selfish reasons... wasn't serving the humanity.
He didn't work.in a fucking vacuum and wasnt a dictator of India. The famine was a result of more than one person. Churchill was given wrong information on how much food certain districts had. He was working off of faulty numbers. The man was no genius, Tobruk showed that but to say millions died purely down to one man is wrong and mainly pushed.by certain people with an agenda.
@@confusedbadger6275 it's like saying hitler didn't kill the Jews, his officers did.
Churchill took all the decisions, so he will be blamed not some x, y, z.
I have read this speech many times over the years - but to hear Churchill speaking these words - it is so powerful. This was their finest hour. And we are blessed that recording during the war preserved his great speeches.
I have a portrait of Churchill over my study table with excerpts from this speech embossed on it. I have immense respect for him, with all his flaws; he was the right man for the right job at the right time.
While I completely disagree with a lot of his political views, I can't not admire him as a politician, if nothing else.
True,...end of.......
The leader the world needed
Saagnik Banerjee I would have agreed with you if only the whole country did not agree with me that the whole mess of war was due to him and his ilk
@@richardgray6313 ".. if only the whole country did not agree with me that the whole mess of war was due to him and his ilk" - what are you on? Really.
Why do sanctimonious morons like you always assume everyone else agrees with you? Is it how you justify your stupidity to yourself?
Churchill spent most of the thirties warning of the rise of Nazism and as a result was in the political wilderness, yet stuck to his convictions.
Explain how the whole mess of war was down to him?
Greatest man who ever lived, i am a proud Englishman, thank you Winston,, KBO, as you said, could do with you now Sir.
How does your "country" look now? How does London look now? When you look around today, it looks like western countries lost the war.
Never will I have a bad word said against this man he pull us though the darkness hour and made us who we are and I thank him for that every day rest peace Winston
Many have and indeed now in April 2020 are accusing him and teaching students about him as a war criminal!
@@dinerouk
You're right Peter. The problem is that it's difficult to convince so many modern day Brits how marvellous he was when they look around at the U.K. of today. As one of my students once said to me "we fight a war and millions die so we can keep out men that look like Hardy Kruger, then we let all this lot in" as he pointed to tables where blacks and Asians are seated. My own opinion (reluctantly) is that the subject of WW2 is best avoided. It needs to be airbrushed from history.
Well if you research how he and stalin split up so many lives and families on a tissue you will kinda have a different opinion
@@ohnono9777
A tissue??
WAR CRIMES, LEARN
Winston Churchhill will forever be a legend. The Battle of Britain was indeed their finest hour.
we owe freedom to this man
He definitely wasn’t a good man or even a good leader for peace time but you cannot deny that he did a good job leading Britain through the war and it was the Brit’s finest hour. I don’t like the British and through most of history have a hatred towards them as I’m irish but if you deny they were not doing the best for humanity in world war 2 you are an ignorant and just hateful idiot who is unable to think rationally. An extra thing how was he a traitor?
Christian van Laak you forget about the Sudetenland, kristallnachet, ,Ethiopia, and the treaty that brought Austria into Germany. Britain put down a monster that they created. If they hadn’t we would all be under nazi control.
Do we as humans have that same backbone now, that moral strength?
Beware...there are the enemies in E ngland...dark skinned immigrants..who want to destroy his legacy...calling him a war mongerer and a racist....Churchill detested the naplly dressed Ghandi...
I cry when I hear this and I'm not ashamed to say it makes me so so proud of my British heritage
Shut up bro
@@eFxAstro huh
Burning with pride.
Easily one of the greatest speeches of all time.
My father served in the U.S. Army and used to speak glowingly about Sir Winston Churchill. I am so glad to see these speeches available on RUclips.
M E TOO THANK YOU
As an American, Churchill's speech gives me the chills. He was probably the greatest leader of the 20th century.
Lynn-Anne Spitzer: Thank you my friend. Greetings from England to our Cousins in America 👍🇬🇧👍🇺🇸👍🏴👍
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@@BG-oj6zt And? What's your point?
@@ptb2008 He was scumbag!!!
James Henderson hitler did not do that certainly not by design it was more that than Ghandi ji who did it by design you don’t need the glorify hitler he was a sick man with a gross ego problem
My Grandad played his part in the victory of the allied forces, standing up for democracy and freedom, im 34 years old, i remember him and his sacrifice's, I'm a UK/US dual citizen and I'm not going anywhere.
80 years later, his words still inspire.
You are spot right, and will inspire all generations forever
History is about to repeat
Their backs were to the wall.
Most probably thought that was that, as reason should assume.
Thank God for Winston!! 🇺🇸🇬🇧
@@thomaspense9915 Britain was occupying half of the world in 1940.
@@MarkHarrison733 Ok? Good?
I don't see the problem.
As a Frenchman, I remember his speech after the collapse of our country. on the BBC. He said to hang on and never despair because after darkness, dawn will come. He had spoken in French and his speech gave a lot of hope to the occupied French. Like De Gaulle, Winston Churchill was a fighter who never agreed to surrender. Unfortunately, De Gaulle was not president of the French Republic at that time. Thanks to them. The great men of this stature are only one per century.
You remember how old are you?
@@harry793 I was not born in 1940, of course I am not that old. I meant to say that I remember a documentary that showed Sir W.Churchill speaking to the French after the collapse, and it touched me a lot.
Tark Z I thought you meant coz of the way you worded it
Wonderful sentiments. I was born in 49 and growing up in Canada we always remember this great courageous man who saved our world and gave us the freedom and great life we have experienced. l have always admired him and all the people who made it possible. Growing up in those times it was common to talk about the war and what it meant to humanity. I wish that today we had great and wise leaders as we had in the past. May God be with us and guide us all.
A load of deliberately misleading nonsense. Lies masquerading as the truth, and it gets over 200 thumbs up. It's obvious that there's an agenda on this thread. So predictable!!
What a man what a leader what a legend. I’m from a large military family and very proud of being English. Where has the bulldog spirit gone . We have let the heroes of yesterday down .
Aint that the truth im a veteran but I'm not a proud English man anymore I'm not sure what to be proud of 😒 but I'm proud of my service and our war generation,
@Stepen Smith, hard times breed hard men. Soft times breed soft men. We have had things too easy, and have allowed politicians to serve their own interests, not the peoples.
@@matthewpace5834We have things easy because these men fought for it and it's what they would have wanted, they fought this war so we would never have to fight again. We aren't soft, its how things should be. Sadly its our own politicians letting our people down
My father fought in WWII, and my parents taught us all the importance of fighting against real evil. Listening to this speech, I mourn the loss of all those who fought against tyranny and dictatorship, and I pray that people everywhere remember the wisdom Churchill spoke. Let’s fight against dictators-even for one day. America, remember our history, the history of the world, and stand strong against evil and would be dictators!
As an American its a shame that America took so fuking long to get involved in the war its shameful that we let Her stand alone Never again God Bless Great Britain God bless Winston Churchill and God bless those amazing R.A.F pilots with more than 200 aces the royal air force will go down in history
Nice comment....but the profanity was inappropriate.
True Brits know our real friends and allies overseas.
"You can always count on the United States to do the right thing, after they've tried everything else."
Winston Churchill
yes it was
but she did have her empire standing alongside her
We may need you sooner than you thought.🙏🏻
I’m an American and I am overwhelmed with pride for the good people who stood up to tyranny In the British empire. This is so moving.... we are standing up to tyranny worldwide now....
I AGREE FROM FRANCE CHURCHILL AND DE GAULLE ARE MY HEROES
Wait what? Oh
@@markusParkus233 yep, he is an american partisan. SInce the USA government is they tyrant of this age...
Sadly, your country is now the source of worldwide tyranny across the globe.
I agree up until the "we are standing up to tyranny worldwide now" stop thinking so black and white and realize that propaganda is so deadly because people that are unaware are heavily affected by it without knowing. Learn about history and do actual research today drop the cognitive biases and you'll learn who the enemy of good is in modern day.
As an “Yank”, I actually believe that Winston Churchill is the greatest leader in the last two centuries.
The greatest British leader at the very least.
Britain was bombed, children were evacuated from London. The King and Queen refused to leave and Churchill made his speech. Everyone stayed and fought.
Britain did it first
"I'm English and was Alive and Kicking in England, when this Speech was Given!"
You were quite a generation Griffith.
Thank you.
Please tell me more!!!!!
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So much for that request!!
The things you've seen Sir must've been quite amazing !!
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Still waiting?
Thankyou. These speeches keep me going. We have no leaders now.....
We are right back where we started and nobody has learned a thing
This man was so brave and gave such powerful speeches that brought me to tears too bad theirs not many more like him around no more we sure could use them RIP Winston
Certainly know how to deliver a speach, talk about having the right man in the right place at the right time, what a legend! Thank you Sir Winston!
Always been proud to be Canadian and be a part of the British commonwealth. We answered the call without hesitation.
🇨🇦 🇬🇧 ❤️
Just another white supremacist and colonialist.
Sir!
The Commonwealth were magnificent, we were so lucky to have them with us.
Right man for the right job at the right time
Cometh the hour, cometh the man.
Well we did stand up to tyranny; it was our Finest hour and although, at the time it seemed a forlorn hope, we, with the help of America and the Commonwealth countries, finally prevailed. I for one, am still proud that I lived through it all, and now in my 85th year, I still hold my head high. WE KEPT CALM AND CARRIED ON. We no longer have the power to influence the modern World, however it was worthwhile at the time.
God Bless you Mr. Wilson. I am American, but have much respect for Mr. Churchill. I loved the movie made of him. The name of it was simply Churchill in case you have not seen it.
American here. Thanks for posting this. Always had a huge interest in WW2 history. Was in the UK in 2017 and toured the Imperial War Museum during the Armistice anniversary. Picked up a print of Sir Churchill, which still hangs in my den. Much respect to our brothers and sisters across the pond.
It's Sir Winston. It's always the first name.
OUR LION R.I.P. SIR Winston Spencer Churchill
just.. wow. That truly was their finest hour, and the world is a better place for it. We owe them so much. Lest we forget.
I’m Anglo-American (God Bless America and God Save The King) and I am so proud of this man. How lucky were we to have him as a leader? He was our finest hour. Honor of the highest order. Whenever I need to be inspired, I simply look up ‘Winston Churchill quotes’. I can tell Her Majesty The Queen benefited greatly from having him as her first Prime Minister. She learned the best from him. She has his cheekiness and his sense of honor too.
Churchill and the fine British people who fought so hard have indeed gone down as our finest hour.
The American in me is quite proud he is part American. 🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸
He was profound and timely! It WAS! Their finest hour! So proud that we supported them.
Hitler bewitched the German people with his twisted rhetoric! Churchill inspired England and its commonwealth with his words. A battle of evil against good and with God's help good triumphed! Words are a powerful tool in the mouth of good men as well as perverse ones. Thank you, Winston; truly one of the greatest men to have ever lived!
He was not a perfect man but he was always reaching for perfection,this makes him a rare person, one born every 1000 years.
Well actually like one born every ten years for his age because there was a man called Mustafa Kemal Atatürk which born in 1881, churchill born in 1874 so there is only 7 years of a gap between these two great men's for the history. İ know that currently with the current situation of turkey you wouldn't agree with me but in 1930s turkey was a modern European nation unlike now and the only reason that turkey was a modern European nation was Atatürk. Without him there wouldn't be a turkey. There would be a tsarist regime in Russia without Atatürk defeating allies in Çanakkale strait which would mean İstanbul and warshaw would be occupied by Russia. So he was one of the greatest men in the history. And if you look at those thousand years between 874 and 1874 you will see a lot more great man for history
We need a man like him now more than ever. ‘Cometh the hour, cometh the man’
Too bally right. I love a heart on sleeve speech that rallies everyone behind the leader. This was Churchill's finest hour!
YES YES YES
How about a woman 😉
@@Sgab1007 we had a woman, two of them in recent times, the last one made a right mess of it. But yes, if there is a woman out there then I’m all for it. Cometh the hour, cometh the person! 😂
@@Thefoilingguy In all honesty, that says it all. The fact that there is such a small number of women to name who have been in power, speaks volumes.
Man, Sir Winston was... cool. He was cool under fire. Imagine having leaders of this caliber again... now, when we need them the most. For the good or ill of any country, indeed of any people throughout history, it starts at the top. The world misses dearly this kind of cool-headed, solid and inspirational leadership right now, and we are being brought low for the lack of it.
The lack of statesmen around the world is horrifying.
WE HAVE PRESIDENT PUTIN A GOOD MAN DESPITE ALL THE LIES OF THE WESTERN MEDIA WHO BETRAY EVERYTHING CHURCHILL STANDS FOR
Great words and inspirational example of incredible leadership, for the ages.
To fight on,if necessary for years,if necessary alone 😥😥what a man and what a speaker ...🏴🇬🇧 also our friends and family in the commonwealth and america 👍
Churchill was such an amazing person. I honestly believe that if it were not for him, we would all be speaking German now.
He boosted the morals of allied soldiers who went on to beat barmy hitler to his grave
Very probable!
While I certainly respect Churchill as a politician, I doubt Britain would have fallen without him and instead some other democratic leader. Hitler may have been a maniac, but both he and the OKW (Oberstkommando der Wehrmacht aka The German High command) knew that Operation Sealion was completely unrealistic. The Royal Navy could afford to take heavy losses in defence of their homeland, the Home Fleet was simply too large.
Not likely. If the Germans couldn't pull off Operation SeaLion, an invasion of North America was unthinkable. Churchill himself recognized this at the end of the "We shall never surrender" speech.
The only way i see everybody speaking German now would be it Hitler got nukes first. U had half of ur post right tho. Churchill was special.
He mobilized the English language, and sent it off to war.
Great quote! I’m stealing it. Well done!
Peter Boddy from the darkest hour!
Darkest hour. 👍🏼
And destroying it.
This was their FINEST hour !
to Sir Churchill, to Britain, indeed !
What a speech! This one, the one thanking the RAF, Dr. King's "I Have a Dream", JFK'S "Ask Not", RFK's speech at JFK's funeral and the "December 7, 1941..." speech... probably the greatest speeches ever and possibly ever will be.
Gettysburg Address
I'd add "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" (And Mr. Gorbachev eventually had no choice but to comply.)
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And Bush Junior’s fish and humans co-existing peacefully together speech
This was a statesman and the very definition of charismatic. And history picked him at the right time and at the right place.
As an American, I can say this is the most epic quote I've ever heard. It was indeed 'their finest hour'
Gets me every time I hear it. Simply magnificent.
incredible that he made this speech when Britain was on its heels, he should have been terrified, but he boldly doubled-down.
This WAS their finest hour.
Where are those type of men now when we need them most Churchill was most definitely a great man then, now, and forever.
He was a drunken warmonger, a mass murderer who helped destroy Europe and even, ironically, his beloved British empire, all for what? For Poland? The same POland that was given up to the Soviets who had murdered more people before the war than Germany is said to have killed in 12 years of National Socialism? Then the betrayal of the rest of that half of Europe to the Soviets.
I´m asking the same question today!!!! please HELP US!! THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE AGAINST MADURO´S COMMUNIST TYRANNY!!!!
@@Salazar777 good luck I guess
@@josephrichter2104 he probably killed a lot of people, but certainly without him millions more would have died
The fact that so called conservatives are saying this guy was the main villain of WW2 is crazy
Do your research.
@@user-vd7ke3oq8x Sure. If you have a particular thing you want me to look at can you name it for me or give me a link.
Love this man. ❤
He was the worst traitor Britain ever had.
@@MarkHarrison733Go away.
"Hitler knows that he will have to break us on this island or lose the war" was brilliant phrasing. At the time Hitler was running roughshod over everyone and everything in Europe and looked unstoppable. To make mention of Hitler "losing the war," even as unlikely as it seemed at the time, was an excellent psychological ploy considering how bleak and hopeless the situation looked for the UK at that moment.
Ah yes.
It's hard to remember nazis were nazis on a map but the France campaign and the invasion of the Soviets were beautifully done.
Must be crazy to stand up to that.
It leaves everything for future generations to aspire to - because for a thousand years in the past, and a thousand years in the future, this, indeed, was the British's finest hour...
Neil Griffiths brotain will be lucky to last past brexit. Britain was a conception of people, now indistinct from the third rate countries it colonized and traded with. Lesson is avoid trade and imperialism, anything with outsiders if you want to last one thousand years.
Oh contraire, Brexit is the biggest opportunity Britain has had since before the first world war, there are about 5 million out of a population of 65 million who are immigrants or recent descendants of immigrants, so as long as control is taken back as Brexit's most important issue demanded, I don't see a problem going forward - so long as we don't capitulate entirely to the SJW's. of course.
Neil Griffiths perhaps, but at no time in her history nor history itself have so-called migrants and refugees be nothong of the kind. These stateless things do not assimilate to britain, learn the language, assime the culture, etc. Rather they completely uncharacteristically of their predecessors, behave and carry on as they dod in yhe places they fled headlong from, bringing the same stupid pigheaded, idiotic problems and concerns that ruined the lives and countries that they came from. And no one english wants england anything like non-england, which is the reason for borders.
It's a huge challenge, agree, but there are plenty equal to it.
Neil Griffiths challenge is great agreed, but the anticipated end is completely disputed by every measure and will be fisasterous for britain, the eu and the world. Refugees and economic migrants in general are the zombies and pod people of our literatures worst alluded to nightmare.
This speech was composed without knowing the outcome of the Nazis invasion of France, The gravity and importance of these words is immeasurable.....
Churchill probably knew what was eventually going to happen since French troops were already crushed by the Germans' blitzkrieg, they were completely swept out at this point
"without knowing the outcome of the War of France"
on June 18th"? You serious? omg 62 thumbs up for that statement
Of course he knew the outcome. He says so in the speech.
“The Battle of France is over. I expect the Battle of Britain is about to begin.”
The poor old French provided no resistance whatsoever. Even Malta put up more of a fight.
@JimmiAlli ...that's not true, french citizens, even teenagers, took the fight to the nazis, they were called the French Resistance...you should read a book called "Dadland" by Keggy Carew, it is a classified true story of the Jedburgh's...little known history of soldiers in far flung coasts, foreign lands fighting against evil on every front
Thanks. I needed this tonight. You earned a subscriber. This always was and still is my favorite speech from Sir Winston Churchill, so far at least.
Little-known fact: in 1953, Churchill won a Nobel Prize...in Literature!
He had finally completed his epic series History of the English-Speaking Peoples which won him the Nobel Prize in literature. I'm trying to find them. It's on my bucket list to buy them. You can buy it on Amazon if you're interested.
@@histman3133 I've got an antique set of them. I started reading them, and it was immediately clear to me that he was a genius.
WELL DESERVED.
I think it was for “The Second World War”. A 6 volume book.
It’s fascinating and covers the period from the end of the First World War to 1945.
@@finnmccool684 Oh you suck! Hahaha just kidding. I know they're quite expensive (Like $200 altogether) but even if they had an abridged version of them I would be quite happy with it. I have an abridged copy of Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Yes I have the entire collection on audio but it isn't the same.
I do admire and respect the British people, the way they endure and overcome in such difficult times.
that fatso,called churchill,was a bloodthirsty r@cist,zi@nist rabid d@g that killed tens of millions of innocent people and the main responsible for ww2
This and the fight on the beaches
speech are still two of the greatest of all times.
S. Klein Naples Fl
Winston, was born to see, England, come through to bring us to victory. And the greatest speach, ever said.
BRitain come through. Never just about us English. To say nothing of the Dominions, Empire and the New World.
@@radiosnail yes well said mate Scottish English Welsh Irish Indian troops all fought for the empire
we shall not flag nor fail, we shall go on to the end
The greatest man of the 20th century. Deep shame on those that have defiled his statue.
Good riddance.
The man was a cunt and barely different from the Fascists he fought.
I AGREE FROM FRANCE CHURCHILL AND DE GAULLE ARE MY HEROES
Well we know what type of people do these things ,they would tear down every thing we are the RF the establishment and throw our history down the drain but I will fight them all the way they will never win
@@robertlangley1664 THANKS I AM SO SO ANGRY
I'm so proud to be British. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Sir Winston Churchill, led his people to victory, leading to the Battle of Britain; and had he said; this was our finest hour!!!
So good, so right, so true to the human spirit Churchill's beliefs march on.
Only if your IQ is below 100
Whoever defaced his statue should feel ashamed of themselves
I agree.
"oh but he was a racist" yeah you should see the other guy
Hitler was the biggest racist. Not Sir Winston Churchill. These protesters have their priorities all wrong!
On the contrary they regard him as a monster.
No, because he is a war criminal.
I enjoyed the video! Keep it up!
how exactly do you expect him to do that? he died in 1965
Thank you for this sobering reminder of the strength of leadership we had
Conservatives November 2022, hang your heads in shame. Disgraceful..
at various times small groups of men or sometimes one man curves the arc of history . Winston Churchill was one of these men. What a debt the free world owes him and the British Empire. I am humbled by his speeches . Modern leaders could learn a great deal by understanding his approach
Indeed, their finest hour!
One of the greatest speech’s in the English speaking world, “this was their finest hour”.
Brace67 bollocks
@@richardgray6313
Well - Dick - that was a very thoughtful reply.
Are you always this cerebral?
Do you always mull over your reply, before delivering it in so intelligently.
Perhaps you could elaborate - lend us some of your undoubted wisdom - give us your idea of great English-speaking speeches.
And also try to put into words - if that's not asking too much - what you don't like about this speech...
Brace67 stuff your old raj up your bottom
lawrie flowers I would not waste my time too much damage was done at the time
I don’t know if you had noticed dunderhead but English speaking world by now includes the whole world stop giving yourself airs stupid
He was one Bad Motha F%#ker! He inspired a nation to endure and even fight back against the most difficult time in British history. He inspired with philosophy. He was one of the greatest orators in history!
Our very best PM , and I have seen them all since the war.
The greatest leader we have ever had or will ever have that is a fact
Thanks Winston for your dedication commitment and words of wisdom and encouragement to our nation which has proved to have been our toughest time as a globe 🌍 Truly are a NATIONAL TREASURE regardless of the thoughts of the lefties 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
The Greatest Leader of the 20th Century ...
Inspirational
The Last Sentence of the Speech was the Best Sentence.
I am german, and I can only thank Churchill for being so stubborn.
And I live in what was once the kingdom of Hanover, so there are some ancient ties to England. So as long as there ist no football involved... Stay healthy, bleibt gesund
I am a everton fan, so no football is o.k, stay safe , have a nice day tommorow.
Florian Busse welcome Florian
@@susandennett579 : I agree.....even though I'm a Liverpool fan :-)
Germans were also victims of Hitler ‘s tyranny.
@@paganphil100 who is he? ........He’s Virgil Van Dyke.
Extremely well-presented. The accompanying photo montage did justice to these immortal words. Others who have streamed this historic gem failed to accord it the attention and respect the speech deserved. Well done, I say!
He was truly one of a kind.
"never give up!!!"
Words have yet to be coined to describe the tightening of the heartstrings that people from the civilised free nations must have felt upon listening to this speech - I was born almost 40 years after the end of WW2 and still get tears in my eyes when listening to this speech and thinking of all the sacrifices made before and after by the people of the free civilised Nations
It never ceases to amaze me how some men are born so divinely and perfectly for their time and their moment.
It's true he was a pretty poor student at school and one of his teachers said to him u will never amount to anything and he replied u are wrong one day when this country is in desperate trouble it will fall on me to lead us out of that trouble. In 1940 when they called on him to be leader he said I've always known this day would come I feel like I'm walking with destiny.
I'm inspired by this speech
Let this great man sort brexit , his voice alone and passion will draw this country together , we will never surrender to bulling
Bullying by whom. I guess you mean the EU
Winston Churchill the greatest politician of the 20th century!
'' Never in the field of human confllct has so much been owed by so many to so few " WLSC acknowledging the effort and sacrifice of the fine young men who flew their aircraft into the teeth of the deadliest assault ever aimed at the British Isles. The foe was vanquished. He went on to say " This is not the end, nor is it the beginning of the end, but it is the end of the beginning"
He is my hero and life idol
Who knows what shape the wprld would be in today were in not for Churchill.
The man of the century
The lesson: Whatever you focus, that is what you will get
Dit dit dit daw.✌️
This is the speech of an oral genius. What would we all give to have had this giant of a man stear us through Brexit, immigration and the rise of Muslim bile in our country?
People forget that Churchill won a Nobel prize for literature. The man was a genius with words
As if you would want that. I suspect he’d just sell off what little family silver we have left to the Americans on the cheap - just like he did last time.
People say all this bad stuff about Churchill but if it weren't for him we would more than likely be speaking German under Nazi rule so before you start talking our of your rear think about that for a moment and realise he saved us and is one of the biggest heroes in the world
This speech reminds me of Henry V's speech to his men the night before the battle of Agincourt. It is that powerful, that inspiring.
Except that speech was made up by Shakespeare
Lots of shortcomings and failures, but dogged, inspirational and visionary.
He foretold of this coming.
Man of the hour.
Remember his funeral being televised in black and white.
this man could give a speech.
1:25 the young and/or illinformed may find these words insulting. Nay. These are words of respect and solidarity of the true meanings of freedom. Sir Winston Churchill, the greatest individual in European history. He, alone, made a stand, when others plead "neutrality" or worse. Never forget that fact.
Now we have traitors who have set out to destroy everything they fought for.
As an American, I have to say, we needed the British to win ww2. Churchill was a great man. Sorry we didn’t enter in 1939...
Satoru taiyo we would never have won the war without you 🇬🇧😁🇺🇸god bless America 🇺🇸
Kerry Day thanks! 😊
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there was no reason to join at the time. The american public didn't want a repeat of ww1, basically a war for nothing.
generic generic it’s ok, you outdid us with the bengal famine at the same time. But go ahead, keep being a moron. And the situations for the two were vastly different, moron.
These recordings were made in a studio after the event, as Parliament was not recorded in those days. You can clearly tell that from the complete lack of any noises, comments or applause. Doesn't detract from the impact of the speeches, though.
Dude knew how to turn a phrase!
I have a ton of problems with Churchill, but I get chills every time I listen to this.