Winston Churchill

The Nazis are on the back foot.

I speak to you for the first time as Prime Minister, in a solemn hour for the life of our country, of our empire, of our allies, and above all, of the cause of freedom.

A tremendous battle is raging in France and Flanders.

The Germans, by a remarkable combination of air bombing and heavily armoured tanks, have broken through the French defences north of the Maginot Line.

If this is one of the most awe-striking periods in the long history of France and Britain, it is also beyond doubt the most sublime.

Side by side,

unaided except by their kith and kin in the greater minions and by the wide empires which rest beneath their shield.

Side by side, the British and French peoples have advanced to rescue not only Europe but mankind from the foulest and most soul-destroying tyranny which has ever darkened and stained the pages of history.

Behind them, behind us, behind the armies and fleets of Britain and France, gather a group of shattered states and bludgeoned races.

The Czechs, the Poles, the Norwegians, the Danes, the Dutch, the Belgians.

upon all of whom the long night of barbarism will descend, unbroken even by a star of hope.

Unless we conquer, as conquer we must, as conquer we shall.

Asia, I guess.

Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never. In nothing, great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.

Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never. In nothing, great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.

Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never. In nothing, great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.