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<p> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span>, <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Winston">Winston</span> 1874 -- 1965</p><p> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="statesman">statesman</span>, <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="author">author</span>. <span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="November">November</span> 30, 1874, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Oxfordshire">Oxfordshire</span>, <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eldest">eldest</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Randolph">Randolph</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span>. <span word="Winston">Winston</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="notable">notable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="career">career</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="spanned">spanned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reigns">reigns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="monarchs">monarchs</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Victoria">Victoria</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="great">great</span>-<span word="great">great</span>-<span word="granddaughter">granddaughter</span>, <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="II">II</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="atomic">atomic</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="homburg">homburg</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bowtie">bowtie</span> <span word="flashing">flashing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="V">V</span>-<span word="for">for</span>-<span word="Victory">Victory</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="artisan">artisan</span>, <span word="building">building</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Chartwell">Chartwell</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accomplished">accomplished</span> <span word="painter">painter</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="exhibited">exhibited</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="man">man</span> <span word="retrospective">retrospective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1958.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="orators">orators</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twentieth">twentieth</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span>條<span word="ike">ike</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>, <span word="toil">toil</span>, <span word="tears">tears</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sweat">sweat</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="lexicon">lexicon</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wit">wit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="retort">retort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Astor">Astor</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="poison">poison</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span> <span word="responded">responded</span>, <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="Churchills">Churchills</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="honors">honors</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Sandhurst">Sandhurst</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Point">Point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="March">March</span> 1895, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fourth">Fourth</span> <span word="Hussars">Hussars</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="lieutenant">lieutenant</span>, <span word="assigned">assigned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Aldershop">Aldershop</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hampshire">Hampshire</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="attachment">attachment</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="observer">observer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="insurrectionary">insurrectionary</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bangalore">Bangalore</span>, <span word="India">India</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="assignments">assignments</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tirah">Tirah</span> <span word="Expeditionary">Expeditionary</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1898 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="Expeditionary">Expeditionary</span> <span word="Force">Force</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="cavalry">cavalry</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Omdurman">Omdurman</span>.</p>
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