“It’s not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what’s required.”

—  Winston S. Churchill

As cited in The Forbes Book of Business Quotations (2007), Ed. Goodwin, Black Dog Publishing, p. 168, ISBN 1579127215
Post-war years (1945–1955)

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