Am unable, as yet, to find the source of the quote about Pitt which John Martin referred to on 30 May 1940.
But WSC would have known by heart Pitt's last words spoken in public, at the Lord Mayor's banquet on 9 November 1805, two weeks after the Battle of Trafalgar. After the Lord Mayor proposed his health as the 'Saviour of Europe', Pitt replied: I return you many thanks for the honour you have done me; but Europe is not to be saved by a single man. England has saved herself by her exertions, and will, as I trust, save Europe by her example. 'Several of those who heard him laid up his words in their hearts' wrote Macaulay in his classic essay on Pitt in the Encyclopædia Britannica. One hundred and thirty-five years later: "Once again! So be it!" Jim Lancaster --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ChurchillChat?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
