In May 1940, shortly after Churchill took over as prime minister amid the chaos of the cabinet, 400,000 British and French troops were trapped in Dunkirk, 300,000 of them all British elite troops. If the coalition forces cannot escape the siege of Germany, it means that Britain has lost all combat power and is likely to face the fate of being captured. Before that, the Allies had been defeated or surrendered one after another, and the European continent was plunged into darkness. In the face of Germany's powerful military strength and the fear of its fall, the appeasement faction in the British cabinet once again gained the upper hand, and Churchill, who had steadfastly advocated the war to the end since he came to power, was in trouble. At this time, George VI, who was forced to the throne by Churchill, appeared at the right time, and he asked Churchill to go to the people and listen to their voices. Motivated again and again by Churchill's speeches, the British who gradually burned their fighting spirit showed their determination to resist to the end. "Never surrender! Never!" "Let our blood stain the streets, or we shall see the Nazi flag fly over Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and our Houses of Parliament!" Fight and die." Once, Churchill's firm voice was like a beacon on the sea in the dark night, persistently refusing to go out, warming the hearts of people who were in anxiety and poverty; now, they once again conveyed this strength to this inner worry A heart-wrenching old man suffering from a foreign disease. Churchill took public opinion to Parliament, won the full support of the House of Commons in a round of applause, and repulsed the appeasementists. In the end, at the age of 65, this humble old man with a poor political record stepped into the center of the historical stage. With his firm principles of justice and steely will, he led Britain to victory in World War II and became the heart of British people for centuries. the greatest man. Just as time tests people's hearts and souls, history often repeats darkness and pain, reviewing the character of the nation in the ups and downs. However, God will not allow suffering to exceed the burden of human beings. Even if there are sins, there are also great men shining like light. Even if the national disaster spreads like a fire, the strong citizens will still be able to protect their land and beliefs. I burst into tears several times, because human values are universal. Although most of us cannot illuminate a country like Churchill like a giant tower, but in difficult times, if you can hold belief, you are also a little fluorescent light in the dark night, which can illuminate your heart. Historically, Churchill used three major speeches to rally the hearts and minds that had languished in appeasement. Gary Oldman Oldman's performance is passionate and powerful enough to set the heart and language on fire. I have excerpted two paragraphs to share with you. Both Chinese and English are excellent texts. (1) We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering. You ask, “what is our policy?” I say it is to wage war by sea, land and air, with all our might, and with all the strength that God can give us, to wage war against a monstrous tyranny never surpassed in the dark and lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy. Oh, you ask, uh , “what is our aim?” I can answer in one word, victory. Victory at all cost. Victory in spite of terror. Victory however long and hard the road may be. For without victory, there can be no survival. The thing before us is a most painful ordeal. We have been through many, many long struggles and difficult years. What is the policy, you ask? My answer is: Do your best to fight on land, sea, and air, with all the power God has given us to fight against a tyranny unparalleled in the dark, tragic history of human sin. This is our policy. You may ask, what is our goal? I answer you in one word: victory. Do whatever it takes to win. No matter how terrifying the test is, fight for victory. No matter how long and difficult the road ahead is, we must strive for victory. Because without victory, there is no survival. (ii) Turning once again to the question of invasion, I would observe that there has never been a period in all these long centuries of which we boast, when an absolute guarantee against invasion could have been given to our people. But I have myself full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected and the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once more able to defend our island home, to ride out the stormed war and to outlive the menace of tyranny. If need, for years, if necessary, alone. At any rate, that is what we are going to try to do. Now I would like to return to the question of aggression. I find that in our long history, we have never resisted aggression for centuries. We want to make an absolute guarantee to the people that we will resist aggression. But I myself have full confidence that if everyone is loyal to their duties, no mistakes are made, everything is as it is now, and after careful arrangements, then we will once again prove that we can defend the motherland, weather the storm of war, and defeat the Threat of tyranny. If necessary, fight for a long time; if necessary, fight alone. We will do this no matter what, fighting with all our might. Even though large tracts of Europe have fallen or may fall into grip of the Gestapo and all the obvious apparatus of the Nazi rule, we shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end! We shall fight in France. We shall fight on the seas and the oceans. We shall fight with growing confidence and growing strengths in the air. We shall defend our island whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields and in the streets. We shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender! Although large swathes of Europe have fallen, or may fall, into the hands of the Gestapo and nasty Nazi puppets, we will not give in. We have to stick to it! We will fight in France, we will fight on sea and ocean. We will fight in the air with increasing confidence and strength, and we will defend our islands at all costs. We will fight on the beach. We will fight where the enemy has landed. We will fight in the fields and joints. We will fight in the mountains. We will never surrender!
And if, which I do not for a moment believe, this island or large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British fleet would carry on the struggle. Until, in God's good time , the new world, with all its power and might, steps for the rescue and the liberation of the old!
Even if the British Isles, or most of them, were conquered leading to a famine, which I have no belief in the slightest, but even then we would have overseas possessions where the fleet armed and defended possessions of the British Empire would continue to fight! The new world will come forward with its strength to save and liberate the old world!
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