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Wars are not won by evacuations.
Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 30
Died: 1965
Died: January 24
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We proceeded systematically, village by village and we destroyed the houses, filled up the wells, blew down the towers, cut down the shady trees, burned the crops and broke the reservoirs in punitive devastation.
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These, Gentlemen, are the opinions upon which I base my facts.
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I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.
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It is no use doing what you like you have got to like what you do.
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