Winston Churchill – Grandma's Gleanings

Day Two Hundred Three “Worth Repeating”

March 7, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

We shall not flag or fail, we shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence, and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island…we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing …

Day One Hundred Eighty-Seven “The Value of History”

April 24, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

‘We must always look forward, but we have to understand our history in order not to repeat the mistakes of the past. I have seen too many instances where people continue to pursue wrong courses of action because they do not take time to think critically about what has happened in the past. Those …

Day One Hundred Seventy-Six “The Cost”

February 9, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

November, 1942: I have not become the King’s First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire. He would be a controversial, yet resolute leader, an electrifying speaker, and an inspiration to a war-weary people during one of the darkest periods of world history. This small island nation, who at the …