Bill Loytty,
Thankyou for reminding ChurchillChat about this magnificent speech. “UNTIL VICTORY IS WON” is an immortal speech often overlooked. In his memoirs, Oliver Lyttelton in The Memoirs of Lord Chandos described it as ‘among the highest flights in oratory.’ No-one can disagree. Britain had been ‘alone’ for a full year, yet WSC had the sublime confidence to end this superb peroration with: Lift up your hearts. All will come right. Out of the depths of sorrow and sacrifice will be born again the glory of mankind. The text you have used from the British Library of Information differs slightly from the text in Complete Speeches. For the record, the full text of this magnificent speech (Unrelenting Struggle Little, Brown 161-64, and Cassell 169-72) is attached to this email. Winston’s ‘sublime confidence’ was rewarded 10 days later with Hitler’s assault on Russia, but he had to wait another five months for Pearl Harbor. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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