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An image shared on Facebook credits British politician Winston Churchill with saying, You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life. Verdict: False There is no evidence that Churchill ever said or wrote this statement. Fact Check: There is no evidence in the nearly 20 million-word record of Winston Churchill’s writings to confirm this quote, Tim Riley, chief curator at the National Churchill Museum , told The Daily Caller News Foundation in an email. Indeed, the quote does not appear in the Churchill Archive , which contains around 800,000 original documents related to the statesman, or a complete collection of his written works. Another expert, International Churchill Society Director of Publications David Freeman , confirmed in an email to TheDCNF that the saying isn’t original to Churchill: That is indeed another chestnut of non-Churchillian vintage. Some blogs credit French writer Victor Hugo with penning the quote. A similar expression appears in a passage of his written work Things Seen, according to one website . You have enemies? the quote reads. Why, it is the story of every man who has done a great deed or created a new idea. All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter’s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact [email protected] .
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