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In war: resolution. In defeat: defiance. In victory: magnanimity. In peace: goodwill.

Winston Churchill

The Second World War

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Magnanimity in war World War II

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Winston Churchill

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Churchill, Winston. "Moral of the Work." The Second World War. Vol. 1, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1948.

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In war: resolution. In defeat: defiance. In victory: magnanimity. In peace: goodwill. — Winston Churchill

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