One can always count on the words of the late Sir Winston Churchill for a touch of irreverent humor or a bit of good advice.

He certainly needed both humor and wisdom to help him as he steered his country through the horrors of World War II. And in a speech at the Harrow School in 1941, with the worst years of the war still ahead of them, he had these words to offer the young students:

“Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never — in nothing, great or small, large or petty — never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”

– Sir Winston Churchill, “Never Give In! The Best of Winston Churchill’s Speeches”

His speeches inspired a generation of men and women who would go off to fight the enemy in foreign lands, and at home when the battle was brought into their own back yards. And we would do well to listen to his words again today, as we fight different, but not dissimilar, battles against evil.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
3/4/26