Winston Churchill’s famous “We Shall Fight On The Beaches” quote is perhaps the most famous line from his most famous quote. However, few seem to understand what Churchill meant in terms of context at the time the words were uttered. Let’s breakdown all of the context, and words, surrounding Winston’s famous 1940 line.

This post is about the famous quote by Winston Churchill that “Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.” The quote derived from a book the young Winston Churchill wrote about his time assigned to serve in a British military campaign in the North West Frontier.

A page dedicated to the former Prime Minister Winston Churchill whose leadership during WWII turned the course of the war. Throughout his life, Churchill was a quote machine with great quotes coming in every book or speech he gave. This page, a type of historical dedication to the man, will document some of the great quotes and where they appeared in his life.

The Greek writer Herodotus, who wrote extensively about war and geography, may be most known to for his line “Of all men’s miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing.” We’ll get into who Herodotus was, what he said, and just what he ancient Greek historian was talking about in what is perhaps his most famous quote. The simple explanation of the words can be understood as Herodotus saying that humans are really smart, but we can’t control everything. This can be frustrating because we can understand what’s happening, but we can’t always do anything about it.

This page is an in-depth investigation into the quote by Ayn Rand often summarized as “there is no smaller minority than the individual.” We’re going to (attempt) to put that quote into context, as well explain what she was talking about and some of the many ways the quote has been (and can be) adapted to contemporary politics.

Remember that although Ayn Rand is considered a far right figure in terms of her political beliefs, we would ask you to avoid that being cause to dismiss her in her entirety.

This page features the famous quote by third president and leading enlightenment figure Thomas Jefferson, who remarked in 1784 “I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.” We’ll have more about what Thomas Jefferson was talking about and the context of the quote below.

This page is going to look at the historical and political background surrounding J. Robert Oppenheimer’s famous utterance that is often referenced with his repurposing of the quote “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” The full quote by Oppenheimer can be viewed below and hints at the level of dismay that the legendary physicist had about dropping the bomb.