Aside from some speeches by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the bloody war between Ukraine and Russa has produced little by way of the iconic speechmaking. The principal speech about the conflict is often confusing, contradictory, and self-congratulatory.

It’s nothing like the rhetoric of the past that defended democratic government against its enemies. Memorable rhetoric that evoked watershed moments in America's great struggles against authoritarianism and its respected place in world affairs.

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's sobering “Iron Curtain" oration is one very good example.

An eloquent defense

Even as he forged a pragmatic relationship with his ally, Joseph Stalin, to defeat fascism during World War II, he never trusted the Soviet leader. After the war, he

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