Verified Source: Winston Churchill — "In the twinkling of an eye, I…"

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转瞬之间，我发现自己没有了办公室，没有了座位，没有了政党，也没有了阑尾。

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Churchill, 1931, ‘Election Memories’, Strand Magazine

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“Sometimes when Fortune scowls most spitefully, she is preparing her most dazzling gifts.”

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