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The Man in the Mirror Moment

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Hillman Lentz
Jul 22, 2025
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It was 1939. Britain had just entered WWII. As the country braced for chaos, one man calmly kept his routine: waking at the same time, shaving with cold water, walking to his office—business as usual.

That man was Winston Churchill.

While bombs fell and uncertainty reigned, Churchill’s internal compass didn’t waver. He knew that in crisis, the leader sets…

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