Comparing Winston Churchill's 'Blood Toil, Tears, And Sweat'

Brandon Fan
Szeto
English 10H: P3
May 13, 2013
Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat
Winston Churchill’s leadership and influence saved Britain and Europe from falling under the wrath of Hitler. There are multiple perspectives of an effective leader. One might argue that a leader may force their citizens to swear loyalty to show that immediate results are effective. Others may say that an effective leader is someone who leads the country for the greater good. Some may even say striking fear into citizens is what distinguishes an effective leader from the rest. However, a true leader is able to establish direct communication with their followers. What distinguishes a successful leader from a futile leader is the capability to provide reassurance
However, this deplorable childhood would cause Churchill to acquire a tenacious fortitude of perseverance and that would lead into a plethora of successes. Winston Churchill was born on November 30, 1874, in Blenheim Palace to Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill. During his adolescent years, attention for Churchill by his parents would be sparse and few. Churchill characterize his own mother as “neglectful”, but he still loved her though “only at a distance” (Humes 9). To further cement this neglect, Churchill 's mother would have rather devote time to “evenings out” than with Churchill. Churchill 's father would prove to be even worse. Randolph Churchill 's indifference and dismissal of Churchill “bordered on cruelty” (Humes 9). This caused Churchill to be the complete opposite of his father, “instead indulging his children” (Humes 9). In spite of all the misfortune Churchill experienced from his parents, he still had his nanny, Anne Everest, for his own alleviation of his problems Everest would be known to Churchill as “woomy”, due to the a lisp that caused it to be difficult for Churchill to say woman correctly. Churchill would often write about his disappointing childhood, but only “in a matter-of-fact terms” (Humes 12). However, Churchill would release his thoughts and feelings on to Everest. But, unfortunately to Churchill 's dismay, he was being sent to boarding school and was to be separated from Everest.
Though raised by the Church of England, he thought praying was “unreasonable” (Kershaw) He used religion as a way to make people believe in the war effort. Churchill dealt with real world business of “governance, war, strategy, business, and economics” (Kershaw) While he was a realist, Churchill followed a philosophy in which if you tried your best to be a good and honorable person that beliefs do not matter.
Churchill was a man of freedom, strongly following constitutionalism. Churchill was openly against Socialism and Communism. He thought that “democracy was the worst form of government” besides those “that have been tried” (Kershaw). He saw politics as an endless debate, imperfect systems and compromise in which no one is happy. He firmly believes that both Britain and America are unity by principles of freedom:
All this means that the people of any country have the right, and should have the power by constitutional action, by free unfettered elections, with secret ballot, to choose or change the character or form of government under which they dwell; that freedom of speech and thought should reign; that courts of justice, independent of the executive, unbiased by any party, should administer laws which have received the broad assent of large majorities or are consecrated by time and custom. Here are the title deeds of freedom which should lie in every cottage home. Here is the message of the British and