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Death and sorrow will be the companions of our journey hardship our garment constancy and valor our only shield. We must be united, we must be undaunted, we must be inflexible.

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Winston Churchill
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 30
Died: 1965
Died: January 24
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