You have to run risks. There are no certainties in war. There is a precipice on either side of you &...

You have to run risks. There are no certainties in war. There is a precipice on either side of you – a precipice of caution and a precipice of over-daring.

Winston Churchill

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Winston Churchill

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

November 30th, 1874 - January 24th, 1965

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