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Review Of The Speech 'This Was Their Finest Hour' By Winston Churchill

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Keona Davis
Leadership Communication
Professor David D. Cook
16 October 2016 Winston Churchill is considered a great leader in history who was always prepared to overcome any obstacles by thinking strategically and appropriately. In his speech delivered to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the UK on June 18th, 1940 entitled “This Was Their Finest Hour”, Churchill encouraged Great Britain’s military to continue to fight. The nobility of a person’s greatest deeds in life will be “their finest hour” by going over and beyond the call of duty; Churchill understood the power of words and was able to articulate it in his speeches which motivated the people to continue to fight on. Leaders should always be able to inspire and motivate …show more content…

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