Churchill Challenge, if you dare...
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:18 pm
"In this crisis I think I may be pardoned if I do not address the House at
any length today, and I hope that any of my friends and colleagues or
former colleagues who are affected by the political reconstruction will
make all allowances for any lack of ceremony with which it has been
necessary to act.
I say to the House as I said to ministers who have joined this
government, I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat. We
have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us
many, many months of struggle and suffering.
You ask, what is our policy? I say it is to wage war by land, sea,
and air. War with all our might and with all the strength God has given
us, and to wage war against a monstrous tyranny never surpassed in the
dark and lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy.
You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory.
Victory at all costs ‐ Victory in spite of all terrors ‐ Victory, however long
and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.
Let that be realized. No survival for the British Empire, no survival for
all that the British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge, the
impulse of the ages, that mankind shall move forward toward his goal.
I take up my task in buoyancy and hope. I feel sure that our cause will
not be suffered to fail among men. I feel entitled at this juncture, at this
time, to claim the aid of all and to say, "Come then, let us go forward
together with our united strength."
I will post my Latin translation sometime within the week. Let's assume that, unless otherwise notified, each person who responds is open to receiving constructive criticism on their translations. Good luck!
any length today, and I hope that any of my friends and colleagues or
former colleagues who are affected by the political reconstruction will
make all allowances for any lack of ceremony with which it has been
necessary to act.
I say to the House as I said to ministers who have joined this
government, I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat. We
have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us
many, many months of struggle and suffering.
You ask, what is our policy? I say it is to wage war by land, sea,
and air. War with all our might and with all the strength God has given
us, and to wage war against a monstrous tyranny never surpassed in the
dark and lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy.
You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory.
Victory at all costs ‐ Victory in spite of all terrors ‐ Victory, however long
and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.
Let that be realized. No survival for the British Empire, no survival for
all that the British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge, the
impulse of the ages, that mankind shall move forward toward his goal.
I take up my task in buoyancy and hope. I feel sure that our cause will
not be suffered to fail among men. I feel entitled at this juncture, at this
time, to claim the aid of all and to say, "Come then, let us go forward
together with our united strength."
I will post my Latin translation sometime within the week. Let's assume that, unless otherwise notified, each person who responds is open to receiving constructive criticism on their translations. Good luck!