Five Great Leaders and Their Famous Contribution to Mankind

Churchill started his career in military service when he enrolled in the Royal Military Academy in Sunburst. It took him 3 attempts before passing the entrance examinations. He took the cavalry course and graduated number 8 out of 150 graduates in 1894 and was immediately commissioned as 2nd lieutenant with meager salary which was not enough to support his family.

While on duty, he tried his hand in writing which eventually landed him as a war correspondent for various London newspapers. In 1895, he was sent to Cuba to cover the war. He also visited New York while stationed in Cuba. There he was influenced greatly by his host, Bourke Cochran who was then an established American politician, a member of the House of Representative and a potential presidential candidate. That encounter in New York would mark the beginning of Churchill’s political career.

But in the interim, Churchill was sent to various locations all over Europe and India to serve as a military officer. He traveled to Pakistan, Sudan, South Africa and other countries to serve his country in war and in time of peace.

In 1900, Churchill formally entered politics and was elected for a seat in Oldham general elections. He would later travel to the United States and other countries for speaking engagements earning for him 10 thousand pounds. Eventually Churchill was appointed undersecretary of State dealing mainly with South Africa and later as Secretary of State for War.

In 1924, Churchill was appointed as Chancellor of the Exchequer that oversaw the disastrous return to Gold standard that resulted into deflation, unemployment and eventually leading to General Strike of 1926. The transformation was considered as Churchill’s greatest mistake of his life as the radical changes made on the currency of England brought in chain effects on various industries of the country. This was the beginning of his fall and political isolation. In the meantime war continues and in his role in war for most of hi life has generated for him so much goodwill and support from the British people and he was kept in high regard.

At the outbreak of the Second World War, Churchill was again appointed as First Lord of Admirability in 1940 and became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and led the British victory against the axis powers. He lost in the 1945 elections and later become the leader of the opposition. In 1951, he again won the elections and became Prime Minister for the second time before retiring in 1955.

His famous quotations:

“All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope”

“It is not enough to do our best, sometimes we have to do what is right”

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak, courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen”