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"Churchill welcomed me with old-fashioned Victorian courtesy, bade me sit down, and we at once embarked on history, paying me the compliment of taking me for the professional, himself the amateur."

President Lincoln and Prime Minister Churchill found themselves challenged by wars of national survival. Even though their early lives appear to be different, there are similar aspects in their educational preparation.

Defying the notion that Winston Churchill has little to say to us today, over 500 registrants and 200 students attended a Hillsdale College seminar on the celebrated statesman sponsored by Hillsdale’s Center for Constructive Alternatives and Churchill Project for the Study of Statesmanship. Numerous participants who have dedicated their lives to Winston Churchill offered erudite remarks at the event, including Minnie Churchill.

Sir Martin Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill, speaks at Hillsdale College on September 22, 2005 as part of the Distinguished Fellow Lecture Series.

Churchill's speech, given at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, on March 5, 1946, marked the advent of the Cold War between Russia and the West. Churchill’s message was twofold: both a warning of dangers of renewed conflict after World War II, and an outstretched hand seeking peace and stability.

Sir Martin Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill, speaks at Hillsdale College on September 7, 2006 as part of the Distinguished Fellow Lecture Series.

When and where possible, Churchill allowed as much devolution, self-government, and control of local affairs as he believed prudent. History has proved his cautions accurate and his decisions commendable in light of his circumstances and knowledge.

Watch Richard M. Langworth, author of Churchill in His Own Words, speak at Hillsdale College's National Leadership Seminar "Churchill's True Greatness: Lessons for Today" in Denver, CO, April 21.

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Churchill’s death and the 75th anniversary of his premiership, Hillsdale College will host a National Leadership Seminar in Denver, April 20-21, on “Churchill’s True Greatness: Lessons for Today.”

Watch Dr. Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College and author of Churchill's Trial: Winston Churchill and the Salvation of Free Government (October 2015), speak on "Churchill as a Defender of Constitutionalism" at Hillsdale College's National Leadership Seminar "Churchill's True Greatness: Lessons for Today" in Denver, CO, April 21.

Watch James Muller, editor of Churchill's Great Contemporaries speak on "Lessons from the River War" at Hillsdale College's National Leadership Seminar "Churchill's True Greatness: Lessons for Today" in Denver, CO, April 21.