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#WinstonChurchill

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The subjects that were dearest to the examiners were almost invariably those I fancied least... I should have liked to be asked to say what I knew. They always tried to ask what I did not know. When I would have willingly displayed my knowledge, they sought to expose my ignorance. This sort of treatment had only one result: I did not to well in examinations.
-- Winston Churchill

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #WinstonChurchill #Education #Examinations

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Dinosaur #Tracks #Colorado

Thanks to Diane R. for sending this my way, from World History Teachers Blog: Online Archive for WWII. “Here is a cool new online archive of 20th-century resources surrounding Winston Churchill. The archive includes primary sources such as images, cartoons, and documents. One of the most interesting parts of the archives is the investigations of significant issues designed for high school […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/11/world-history-teachers-blog-online-archive-for-wwii/

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Via #BylinesScotland, Mar 06, 2025

“The #EuropeanMovement was established in 1948 by #WinstonChurchill and other prominent #European leaders to promote European unity as a way to defend #peace, #democracy and #liberty against #authoritarianism, #nationalism and #imperialism. That mission remains as important as ever, and we are keen to stand up for those values and stand by our friends and partners in #Canada, as they strive to defend them against #Trump’s assaults"

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Bylines Scotland · Strengthening the European Union-Canada relationshipEuropean Movement International seeks creating a European Movement Canada

je partage volontiers, le discours de #ClaudeMalhuret, sénateur de la république française, un discours digne du discours de #WinstonChurchill « Blood, toil, tears and sweat », qui répond à Donald Trump & J.D.Vance …..(en français, avec sous-titres anglais)

I gladly share the speech by Claude Malhuret, Senator of the French Republic, a speech worthy of Winston Churchill's “Blood, toil, tears and sweat” speech, which responds to Donald Trump & J.D.Vance .....(in French, with English subtitles)
youtube.com/watch?v=G-lh0TUTtv