# Quote — Winston Churchill, The Second World War: Closing The Ring

> One day President Roosevelt told me that he was asking publicly for suggestions about what the war should be called. I said at once 'The Unnecessary War'.

- Author: [Winston Churchill](https://www.leafyquotes.com/winston-churchill.md)
- Book: [The Second World War: Closing The Ring](https://www.leafyquotes.com/winston-churchill/the-second-world-war-closing-the-ring.md)
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- Topics: [war](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/war.md)
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> Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than live as slaves.

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> Their horse cavalry, of which they had twelve brigades, charged valiantly against the swarming tanks and armoured cars but could not harm them with their swords and lances.

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> I am reminded of the professor who, in his declining hours, was asked by his devoted pupils for his final counsel. He replied, "Verify your quotations."

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