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Jan 2022
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#225 Winston Churchill

David Senra
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What I learned from reading Churchill by Paul Johnson.  ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders at Founders Notes.com ---- [2:09] Churchill never allowed mistakes, disaster, illnesses, unpopularity, and criticism to get him down. [4:19] The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik La ... Show More
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