Churchill Quote “All will be well”
A reader asks, “was Churchill’s phrase ‘all will be well’ a one-time or habitual expression?” Answer: habitual.
Although not exclusive to him by any means, “all will be well” was a very frequent Churchillism. In South Africa in 1899-1900, the young Winston had picked up the Afrikaans phrase which translates “all will come right.” He used both phrases interchangeably because they expressed his sentiment. As he said at least once: “For myself I am an optimist—it does not seem to be much use being anything else…” (Guildhall, London, 9 November 1954, Churchill By Himself, page 10.)…