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Motivational Stories: The Story
Of Winston Churchill
By Jeremiah Say
Winston Churchill Army, a career that pointed First Lord
stuttered as a child. seemed to suit him. of the Admiralty
His father, who had By 1911, he had and became a
wanted his son to become First Lord member of the War
become a barrister, of the Admiralty, Cabinet. Early in
thought Churchill pretty amazing the war, Neville
was retarded isn’t it? He filled Chamberlain, the
because he did that position for the British prime min-
poorly in school, next four years. In ister, resigned.
most of the time 1915, during World Winston was the
finishing near the War I, Churchill o v e r w h e l m i n g
bottom of his class. helped engineer an choice to replace
Churchill failed the unsuccessful battle, Neville. He accept-
sixth grade, took referred to as the ed the position
three full terms Gallipoli Disaster. and helped lead
to get to the next Although some England to victory.
class in mathemat- argued that the Despite Churchill’s
ics, and was reject- fault for the failure success, he was
ed by both Oxford lay with the tacti- heavily defeated in
and Cambridge. cal commanders, his bid for prime
Churchill’s father Churchill took the minister in 1945.
advised him to pur- blame and respon- Many historians
sue a career in the sibility, hence speculate that his
Army. Following received a demo- success as a war-
his father’s advised, tion. Not too long time leader led
he then applied after, he gave a people to believe
to join the Royal remark to the pub- he could not per-
Military College lisher of the News form as well during
at Sandhurst, the of the World, “I am a time of peace.
British equivalent finished. It’s over Nonetheless, 6
to West Point in for me.” years later, Winston
the United States, That comment again became prime
but he failed the proved to be far minister, a position
entrance examina- from the truth. that he held until he
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