It is my purpose$$$ as one who lived and acted in these days$$$ first to show how easily the tragedy of the Second World War could have been prevented; how the malice of the wicked was reinforced by the weakness of the virtuous...
The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning.
And do not suppose that this is the end. This is only the beginning of the reckoning. This is only the first sip$$$ the first foretaste of a bitter cup which will be proffered to us year by year unless by a supreme recovery of moral health and martial vigour$$$ we arise again and take our stand for freedom as in the olden time.
You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.
Mr. Churchill$$$ to what do you attribute your success in life? -Conservation of energy. Never stand up when you can sit down. And never sit down when you can lie down.
And wherever men are fighting against barbarism$$$ tyranny$$$ and massacre$$$ for freedom$$$ law$$$ and honour$$$ let them remember that the fame of their deeds$$$ even though they themselves be exterminated$$$ may perhaps be celebrated as long as the world rolls round.
To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.
All of the great empires of the future will be empires of the mind.
However beautiful the strategy$$$ you should occasionally look at the results.
Everyone's worried about stopping terrorism. Well$$$ there's really an easy way: Stop participating in it.