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At the very beginning of World War II, Germany invaded France and the British knew that they were next.

Many British politicians want to negotiate with Hitler to lessen the impact, but Prime Minister Winston Churchill wants to fight, and so he does.

Churchill reassembles the British people and prepares them for battle through his careful selection of words.

The Prime Minister speaks to his people not as “you” but as “we”. That is an important part of his speeches because he does not put himself above anyone.

On the contrary, he unites them and makes them part of the solution. “Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war.

If we can stand up to him …” (Churchill) By using the word “us”, Churchill implies that they are all in this together, he is in this mess just as much as them.

It is not only the military or the politicians that can stand up to Hitler. Every single individual can take part and help the nation forward.

Winston Churchill gives the British people hope and the will to persist through his words. He says, “The interests of property, the hours of labour, are nothing compared with the struggle of life and honour, for right and freedom, to which we have vowed ourselves” (Churchill).

Again, he uses pathos and recognizes British values to remind them that they have something worth fighting for.

Churchill knows the target group for his speeches and uses a simple language to make sure he is understood by everyone.

This is important because there is great diversity amongst the British people and not everyone would be able to follow an advanced choice of words.

There are not only blue skies and hope in Churchill’s speeches. He keeps things real and says, “If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sunlit uplands. But if we fail, then the whole world, …, will sink into a new Dark Age …