In a German broadcast of 27th June it was said that while Mr. Hoover’s plan for relieving France, Belgium, and Holland deserved commendation, the German forces had already taken the necessary steps. We have seen great countries with powerful armies dashed out of coherent existence in a few weeks. To these few, Jesus gave extra time and attention seeking to grow in friendship and to develop them in discipleship. Jesus Christ enjoyed spending time among crowds of people. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! In the early 1990s, the Poll Tax campaigners used the line ‘We are many, they are few’ as their slogan. The fronts are everywhere. That policy was changed when the French gave in, and when our small forces there, a few battalions, a few guns, were attacked by all the Italian troops, nearly two divisions, which had formerly faced the French at Jibuti, it was right to withdraw our detachments, virtually intact, for action elsewhere. Not assuredly to boast; not assuredly to give the slightest countenance to complacency. Every road is barred. On August 15, the crisis of the battle of Britain was reached. Our offensive springs are being slowly compressed, and we must resolutely and methodically prepare ourselves for the campaigns of 1941 and 1942. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8762255/National-Trust-faces-backlash-linking-Winston-Churchills…. We are sure of ourselves and of our cause and that is the supreme fact which has emerged in these months of trial. On the other hand, the conditions and course of the fighting have so far been favourable to us. It is our intention to maintain and enforce a strict blockade not only of Germany but of Italy, France, and all the other countries that have fallen into the German power. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. I recount them because the people have a right to know that there are solid grounds for the confidence which we feel, and that we have good reason to believe ourselves capable, as I said in a very dark hour two months ago, of continuing the war “if necessary alone, if necessary for years.” I say it also because the fact that the British Empire stands invincible, and that Nazidom is still being resisted, will kindle again the spark of hope in the breasts of hundreds of millions of downtrodden or despairing men and women throughout Europe, and far beyond its bounds, and that from these sparks there will presently come cleansing and devouring flame. The Few and the Many‍ Dear Friend, Jesus Christ enjoyed spending time among crowds of people. Paste this code to embed an HTML5 audio player with controls. In almost every society and community throughout human history there is always a group of people who, though innocent, may be blamed for the mistakes and misfortunes of the majority...the scapegoat. Start the wiki, Do you know the lyrics for this track? The whole Island bristles against invaders, from the sea or from the air. In General de Gaulle and his gallant band, that comradeship takes an effective form. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. Moves are made upon the scientific and strategic boards, advantages are gained by mechanical means, as a result of which scores of millions of men become incapable of further resistance, or judge themselves incapable of further resistance, and a fearful game of chess proceeds from check to mate by which the unhappy players seem to be inexorably bound. We have rearmed and rebuilt our armies in a degree which would have been deemed impossible a few months ago. Since then we have made common cause with Norway, Holland, and Belgium. When the Lord destroyed the whole city of Sodom and Gomorrah, only a few, that is 4 were allowed to leave the city. This has certainly come true. Many of the most valuable foods are essential to the manufacture of vital war material. Email. No one flinched or wavered; nay, some who formerly thought of peace, now think only of war. Add lyrics on Musixmatch, Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. Nothing more, nothing less! There is, however, one direction in which we can see a little more clearly ahead. So, a few cannot be one, but it can be as low as two. By Peter Lloyd-June 22, 2020. It must also be remembered that all the enemy machines and pilots which are shot down over our Island, or over the seas which surround it, are either destroyed or captured; whereas a considerable proportion of our machines, and also of our pilots, are saved, and soon again in many cases come into action. What does the new hit show 'The Gifted' tell us about our faith? The ground is not new, it has been frequently traversed and explored, and many ideas are held about it in common by all good men, and all free men. I hope – indeed I pray – that we shall not be found unworthy of our victory if after toil and tribulation it is granted to us. Even though metropolitan France was temporarily overrun, there was no reason why the French Navy, substantial parts of the French Army, the French Air Force and the French Empire overseas should not have continued the struggle at our side. If it is a case of the whole nation fighting and suffering together, that ought to suit us, because we are the most united of all the nations, because we entered the war upon the national will and with our eyes open, and because we have been nurtured in freedom and individual responsibility and are the products, not of totalitarian uniformity but of tolerance and variety. We know that in Norway when the German troops went in, there were food supplies to last for a year. It is quite plain that Herr Hitler could not admit defeat in his air attack on Great Britain without sustaining most serious injury. Potatoes make the alcohol for motor spirit. Join the adventure and find out. Your submission has been received! The road to victory may not be so long as we expect. If the majority is walking in one direction, headed down one path, we conclude this might be the right way to go. I Thessalonians 5:11. Read about The Many And The Few from The Klezmatics's Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. IN whose interest does the Government act? There is another aspect. It does not follow that our energies in future years will be exclusively confined to defending ourselves and our possessions. The seas and oceans are open. This may seem an odd question to pose about a government that secured a large democratic majority in the House of Commons on the back of its ‘One Nation’ mandate. You can easily end up misinterpreting words you use every day and are generally confident you understand. Listen to a clip of Churchill’s speech here. Join to automatically receive a subscription to BOTH. I told the House two months ago that whereas in France our fighter aircraft were wont to inflict a loss of two or three to one upon the Germans, and in the fighting at Dunkirk, which was a kind of no-man’s-land, a loss of about three or four to one, we expected that in an attack on this Island we should achieve a larger ratio. In the defence of Somaliland, for instance, we had counted upon strong French forces attacking the Italians from Jibuti. It is also useful to compare the first year of this second war against German aggression with its forerunner a quarter of a century ago. The most difficult and dangerous period of the Battle of Britain was between August 24 and September 6, when the German attack was directed against the R.A.F airfields in the South of England with considerable success.