10 December 1941 December 9, 2012 Author: Staff Imperial Japanese forces land on the Philippine mainland. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The great principle which this house ought to guard and cherish is that, when the tax collector comes to the private citizen and takes from him of his wealth for the services of the public, the whole of that money taken shall go for the purposes for which it is intended, and that no private interests, however powerfully they may be organized and however eloquently advocated, shall thrust their dirty fingers into the pie and take the profits for themselves." Winston Churchill — Click here for more from Winston Churchill Related posts: 10 December 1907 Categories: History Tags: 10 December, 1941