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“Churchill knew the importance of peace, and he also knew the price of it. Churchill finally got his voice, of course. He stressed strategy, but it was his voice that armed England at last with the old-fashioned moral concepts of honor and duty, justice and mercy.”
“And for yourself, whatever there has been either of sin or duty, remember the one and forget the other, and betake yourself wholly to the mercy of God and the merit of Christ.”
| Maude Adams, Actress (1872) |
| Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Poet (1836) |
| Mose Allison, Musician (1927) |
| Gordon W. Allport, Psychologist (1897) |
| Daisy Bates, Activist (1914) |
| Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Author (1929) |
| Daniel J. Evans, Politician (1925) |
| Calista Flockhart, Actress (1964) |
| David Hackworth, Soldier (1930) |
| Lee Haney, Athlete (1959) |
| Andre Bazin, Critic (1958) |
| Alexander Calder, Sculptor (1976) |
| Soren Kierkegaard, Philosopher (1855) |