GaiR BaeR Everything he said was considered. Often it was uncomfortable. I hate that it's so often reduced now to 'sound bites'. I love when I hear him 'live' in a whole speech. A speech none of us now living witnessed, stumbling upon the words, words he so carefully crafted and practiced before a mirror - not always pulling it off - It makes him human again. Human, passionate and vulnerable. Obstinate, even stupid and vainglorious betimes, but always decent in intent. I hope your history project went well.
+Mila Why is it wrong to listen to one of the most iconic speeches of the cold war for a project. It allows you to hear the reception of the audience, his tone. his passion, etc.
@@mockingbird3099 you could have just googled it but here: ‘Bach’s Christmas Music in England and in Germany’ by Vernon Lee in Jus Suffragii, Vol. 9, No. 4, 1 January 1915, p. 218 (however, it was written in 1914). The direct quote is, "Never have we and they been closer together, more alike and akin, than at this moment when War’s cruelties and recriminations, War’s monstrous iron curtain, cut us off so utterly from one another."
As of 10/21/19 the film The Lives of Others is available on Netflix. Watch it if you really want to understand what it was like to live behind the Iron Curtain.
If it can be truly said that any one man ever saved the world, it was Winston Churchill. For two years, it was only him and his countrymen standing in Hitler's way before the rest of the world finally screwed up enough courage to step in.
harbinger200 Where the fuck did you get **your** history from? ROFL! He said he was the only man standing it Hitlers way. Draza stood up but was knocked the fuck down real fast and ran to the mountains where he organized some resistance. In what world is running away only to conduct acts of terrorism on your enemy considered "standing in the way". The point is that Churchill and his nation stood in Hitler's way....I.E. they prevented Hitler from carrying out hit kinetic objectives, and suceeded in stopping hitler until help could arrive and we could counter him. Drazas actions were impressive, brave, and heroic, but entirely ineffective. The idea that any resistance movement could defeat any army is insane. Resistance movements only harass conventional armies in total war. They have to inspire political change in order to have **any** effect whatsoever, and never, in the history of the planet, has a resistance movement ever succeeded in defeating an army or expelling them by force.
That's bollocks. It was a vast collaboration between many peoples and races from the British protectorates and colonies plus various allies including brave underground fighters who risked their lives within occupied territory. And what about the countrywomen? My mother was in the air force for the whole shooting match - my dad was in the navy. The only ones to come late to the party were the Yanks but Roosevelt at al made sure the US supported us with food and supplies and Atlantic protection before Pearl Harbour. If you rewrite history you do the people a disservice. To give all the glory to Churchill is to minimise the sacrfice of millions, and blinds people to what a truly ruthless and cruel person he was - have you never heard of Dresden? Churchill didn't save the world: people of goodwill united to face down the spectre of fascism.
What are you talking about? This speech is a vital part of the Cold War chapter. Last time I checked, millennials need to take history if they go to school.
@@JafarChou nobody ever talked about this speech when I was in school. Nor did they mention this when my younger siblings went to school. Public Schools care more about useless ideologies such as gender identity politics . Where did you go to school? And did they ever mention the speech when you were in school ? Nice try.
@@JafarChou I challenge you to ask any Millennial in today's world about the Cold War. I also challenge you to ask them about this speech in particular. They may teach you generally about and briefly runthough the cold war topic in public school but these kids don't remember anything about the topic nor do they care to remember anything about the cold war. Hence the reason I say that this is most overlooked part of History. Again, nice try buddy
Phillip DeLuca I just gotta say, I know this is a year old, but you shouldn’t harp on younger generations because you are the ones that raised them. I am gen z and I have been educated about the Cold War and even Churchill himself. It’s on the school systems not the students
Winston Churchill served his time in combat before World War II. You should remember that you can post that abhorrently ignorant comment because of his dedication to rally an allied effort against Axis forces. You're welcome.
Thank you this was useful. I was doing a history project about the cold war I got to read the text and listen to it.
GaiR BaeR Everything he said was considered. Often it was uncomfortable. I hate that it's so often reduced now to 'sound bites'. I love when I hear him 'live' in a whole speech. A speech none of us now living witnessed, stumbling upon the words, words he so carefully crafted and practiced before a mirror - not always pulling it off - It makes him human again.
Human, passionate and vulnerable. Obstinate, even stupid and vainglorious betimes, but always decent in intent.
I hope your history project went well.
Mate WTF are you talking about? I was just thanking the recorder for posting the audio. I find it difficult to focus while reading so this helps.
+Mila Why is it wrong to listen to one of the most iconic speeches of the cold war for a project. It allows you to hear the reception of the audience, his tone. his passion, etc.
Nice. Far more to the speech than people say when talking about it.
At 28:20 begins the famous Cold War iron curtain speech...who but Churchill could come up with such a line...
+D Wetick the line came from a 1914 article by Violet Paget, Churchill never claimed the line was his
@@naomhmarie7932 Will you, please, cite the article's source and title?
@@mockingbird3099 you could have just googled it but here:
‘Bach’s Christmas Music in England and in Germany’ by Vernon Lee in Jus Suffragii, Vol. 9, No. 4, 1 January 1915, p. 218 (however, it was written in 1914).
The direct quote is, "Never have we and they been closer together, more alike and akin, than at this moment when War’s cruelties and recriminations, War’s monstrous iron curtain, cut us off so utterly from one another."
@@naomhmarie7932 Very good. Thank you so much for the reference!
Churchill put the term in the proper context.
28:25 minutes
We desperately need a new Churchill. His century is almost up!
That great great man
I love Churchill, it's my quilty pleasure as a Irish man
As of 10/21/19 the film The Lives of Others is available on Netflix. Watch it if you really want to understand what it was like to live behind the Iron Curtain.
Gee, that film doesn't even - for one second - display the life "behind the curtain". But what to except from a propaganda medium like Netflix
According to Hollywood.
I prefer Mosfilm thanks.
If it can be truly said that any one man ever saved the world, it was Winston Churchill. For two years, it was only him and his countrymen standing in Hitler's way before the rest of the world finally screwed up enough courage to step in.
harbinger200 Where the fuck did you get **your** history from? ROFL! He said he was the only man standing it Hitlers way. Draza stood up but was knocked the fuck down real fast and ran to the mountains where he organized some resistance. In what world is running away only to conduct acts of terrorism on your enemy considered "standing in the way".
The point is that Churchill and his nation stood in Hitler's way....I.E. they prevented Hitler from carrying out hit kinetic objectives, and suceeded in stopping hitler until help could arrive and we could counter him. Drazas actions were impressive, brave, and heroic, but entirely ineffective. The idea that any resistance movement could defeat any army is insane. Resistance movements only harass conventional armies in total war. They have to inspire political change in order to have **any** effect whatsoever, and never, in the history of the planet, has a resistance movement ever succeeded in defeating an army or expelling them by force.
That's bollocks. It was a vast collaboration between many peoples and races from the British protectorates and colonies plus various allies including brave underground fighters who risked their lives within occupied territory. And what about the countrywomen? My mother was in the air force for the whole shooting match - my dad was in the navy. The only ones to come late to the party were the Yanks but Roosevelt at al made sure the US supported us with food and supplies and Atlantic protection before Pearl Harbour. If you rewrite history you do the people a disservice. To give all the glory to Churchill is to minimise the sacrfice of millions, and blinds people to what a truly ruthless and cruel person he was - have you never heard of Dresden? Churchill didn't save the world: people of goodwill united to face down the spectre of fascism.
1755
I feel like this part of history is the most overlooked and underrated by most millennials today. sad.
What are you talking about? This speech is a vital part of the Cold War chapter. Last time I checked, millennials need to take history if they go to school.
@@JafarChou nobody ever talked about this speech when I was in school. Nor did they mention this when my younger siblings went to school. Public Schools care more about useless ideologies such as gender identity politics . Where did you go to school? And did they ever mention the speech when you were in school ? Nice try.
@@JafarChou I challenge you to ask any Millennial in today's world about the Cold War. I also challenge you to ask them about this speech in particular. They may teach you generally about and briefly runthough the cold war topic in public school but these kids don't remember anything about the topic nor do they care to remember anything about the cold war. Hence the reason I say that this is most overlooked part of History. Again, nice try buddy
Stop judging us millenials by the few idiots you see on left wing main stream media!
It's all bs. We are awake and sensible, on our sector ofc.
Phillip DeLuca I just gotta say, I know this is a year old, but you shouldn’t harp on younger generations because you are the ones that raised them. I am gen z and I have been educated about the Cold War and even Churchill himself. It’s on the school systems not the students
Why is there drums in the background???
Like wtf???
Static. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_electricity
hi
You will fight them on the beaches, you will fight them in the trenches, and I will get pissed and smoke cigars and run on a load of shit.
Winston Churchill served his time in combat before World War II. You should remember that you can post that abhorrently ignorant comment because of his dedication to rally an allied effort against Axis forces. You're welcome.
The very a-hole whom devised and created the so-called Iron Curtain.
Are you saying it’s Churchill’s fault for being an observant person in warning the trends of what was happening post WWII?
And now we have PENCE SPEAKING THE SAME SHIT
Without emotions Churchill was very overrated