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Quote of the Day · October 11, 2026

Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.

Winston Churchill

Source The Second World War, Volume IV: The Hinge of Fate (1951) Chapter 33 (The Battle of Alamein)

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