6 August 1661 Posted on August 5, 2022 by Staff The Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic Famous Words of Inspiration..."If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a small chance of survival. There may even be a worse case: you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." Winston Churchill — Click here for more from Winston Churchill Related posts: 20 September 1697 19 January 1661 19 January 1661 31 August 1897 23 January 1912 24 August 1891 9 April 1609 31 August 1897 1 October 1880 29 July 1899