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Winston Churchill made this speech during World War 2, following the evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940. England was euphoric after the successful evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied troops. Churchill sought to check this mood of euphoria and harden the resolve of his people.

This speech is analyzed in my manual Be a Public Speaking Success: Secrets of the Great Orators.

You can download the audio of the speech.

To read the full transcript, head over to The Churchill Centre.

It is also worth reading Seven Lessons in Speechmaking From One of the Greatest Orators of All Time on the same site.

The audio of the speech is sourced from archive.org which has a large selection of other speeches by Winston Churchill.

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