Winston Churchill did said this:
[…] a different, authentic statement Churchill made about painting and sculpture: “The arts are essential to any complete national life. The State owes it to itself to sustain and encourage them. The country possesses in the Royal Academy an institution of wealth and power for the purpose of encouraging the arts of painting and sculpture … .”
Source: No, Winston Churchill didn’t say ‘what are we fighting for?’ about the arts – PolitiFact
Note: Winston Churchill did not say this:
He also didn’t make this statement that appeared on Facebook on March 31. The post says: “When Winston Churchill was asked to cut arts funding in favour of the war effort, he simply replied, ‘then what are we fighting for?’”
Source: No, Winston Churchill didn’t say ‘what are we fighting for?’ about the arts – PolitiFact
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