CHURCHILL, Winston S.

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Churchill's Visit to Norway. First separate edition, first printing, of the speech Churchill made after his conferment of the degree of doctor of philosophy by the University of Oslo.Churchill's speech reflects on the value of education, comments on the irony of his numerous honorary degrees having never entered higher education, and the changes in the world since his youth. He notes the contribution of Norway to the Allied war effort, and his hope of continued friendship between Norway and Britain. Over 1,000 Norwegians were in attendance, including King Haakon. The hall in which the ceremony took place was used by the Germans as a prison for Norwegian officers. The speech was included in the 1948 collection Europe Unite, but with omissions; Richard Langworth identifies this edition as the definitive text ("Churchill in Oslo, 1948", accessible online on his website).The other addresses (the book is in English throughout) celebrate Churchill and his role in the war: "To us you were and always will remain, not only the spokesman, but the personification, the embodiment of your great nation, of its history and its noble traditions" (Mohr's address).

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