Peace and aggression

From "A Treasury of the World's Great Speeches"

"... If we adhere faithfully to the Charter of the United Nations and walk forward in sedate and sober strength, seeking no one's land or treasure, seeking to lay no arbitrary control upon the thoughts of men; if all British moral and material forces and convictions are joined with your own in fraternal association, the high-roads of the future will be clear, not only for us, but for all, not only for our time, but for a century to come."
Ex-Prime Minister Winston Churchill, "The Sinews of Peace" speech, March 5, 1946

These words, spoken at Missouri's Westminster College in reference to the then new "iron curtain", strike very truthfully and aptly for today, as well. We are presently a major ally with Britian and others on a world stage darkened by the aggression of extremist religion. Perhaps, we in the United States have not heeded some of Churchill's admonishments while confronting this new threat. We should take heart, that, for another 40 years of Winston's dream, we can return to his seasoned wisdom and take the "high-road" to peace.

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