Winston Churchill delivered some of the most inspirational speeches in history, but which of his orations were the most important? Here, Winston S Churchill – grandson of the famous prime minister – selects eight of the very best... In his book Never Give In , Winston S Churchill selects his grandfather’s finest speeches. Here, we asked him to narrow his choices down to the eight of the finest.. 1 ‘We lie within a few minutes’ striking distance’ 16 November 1934. London Churchill is a lone voice in questioning the country’s policy of appeasement to Hitler. “At present we lie within a few minutes’ striking distance of the French, Dutch and Belgian coasts, and within a few hours of the great aerodromes of Central Europe. We are even within canon-shot of the Continent. So close as that! Is it prudent, is it possible, however much we might desire it, to turn our backs upon Europe and ignore whatever may happen there? I have come to the conclusion – reluctant