Claims Winston Churchill said, "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
Winston Churchill is one of the most quoted leaders of all time, yet many modern citations put words in the lion’s mouth. You’ve probably heard this one: "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen" (looking at you, RG3). As Churchill himself said, "Verify your quotations." For this reason, we’ve put together 10 authenticated Churchill quotes on important subjects. [...] "People who are not prepared to do unpopular things and defy clamor of the multitude are not fit to be ministers in times of difficulty." [...] "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!"