Vaguely Interesting Snippets | 14 May 2014 One of the reasons Churchill’s speeches were effective was because of his use of Anglo-Saxon words One of the best known speeches given in the English language is Churchill’s “We Shall Fight on the Beaches”, the common title given to his defiant oration delivered to the House of Commons on 4 June 1940. The most quoted section is: “we shall defend our […]
