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1、We Can SucceedWhenBritain'sgreatPrimeMinister,SirWinstonChurchill,wasyoung,heattendedapublicschoolcalledHarrow.Hewasnotagoodstudent,andasmatteroffact,hadhenotbeenthesonofafamousleader,heprobablywouldhavebeenthrownoutoftheschoolforhisoffences.However,hecomplete
2、dhisworkatHarrow,wentontotheUniversity,andthenhadasuccessfulcareerintheBritishArmy,touringbothAfricaandIndia.HelaterwaselectedprimeministerandbroughtgreatcouragetoBritainthoughhisspeechesandotherworkduringthedarkdaysofWorldWarII. Towardtheveryendofhisperiodasp
3、rimeminister,hewasinvitedtoaddresstheyoungboysathisoldschool,Harrow.Inannouncingthecomingoftheirgreatleader,theheadmastersaid,"Younggentlemen,thegreatestspeakerofourtime,ourprimeminister,willbehereinafewdaystoaddressyou,andyoushouldobeywhateversoundadvicehemay
4、giveyouatthattime." Thegreatdayarrived,andtheprimeministerappearedatHarrow.Afterbeingintroduced,SirWinstonstoodup-allfivefeet,fiveinchesand107kilosofhim!Hegavethisshortbutmovingspeech:"Youngmen,nevergiveup.Nevergiveup!Nevergiveup!Never,never,never,never!" Pers
5、onalhistory,education,situation-noneofthesecanholdbackastrongspirit.Think,forexample,ofAbrahamLincoln,whowaselectedpresidentoftheUnitedStatesin1860.HegrewuponasmallfarmatwhatwasthentheedgeofthesettledpartoftheUnitedStates.Hehadonlyoneyearofregulareducation.Int
6、hoseearlyyears,hisfamilyhardlyhadapennyandheonlyreadabouthalfadozenbooks.In1832helosthisjobandwasdefeatedwhenhetriedtogetelectedtotheIllinoisgovernment.In1833hefailedinbusiness.In1834hewaselectedtothestategovernment,butin1835thewomanheloveddied.In1838hewasdefe
7、atedwhenhetriedtobecomealeaderintheIllinoisgovernment,andin1843hewasdefeatedwhenhetriedtoentertheU.S.Congress.In1846hewaselectedtoCongressbutin1848lostasecondelectionandwasforcedout.In1849hewasrefusedajobwiththenationalgovernment,andin1854hewasdefeatedfortheU.
8、S.Senate.In1856hewasdefeatedintheelectionforvicepresident,andin1858hewasagaindefeatedfortheSenate. ManypeopleconsiderLincolntobethegreatestpresidentofalltime.Yetitshouldberemembere
