Here is the answer which I will give to President Roosevelt. Put your confidence in us – give us your faith and your blessing and under Providence all will be well. We shall not fail or falter, we shall not weaken or tire – neither the sudden shock of battle nor the long drawn trails of vigilance or exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.

We shall go forward together. The road upwards is stony. There are upon our journey dark and dangerous valleys through which we have to make and fight our way. But it is sure and certain that if we persevere – and we shall persevere – we shall come through these dark and dangerous valleys into a sunlight broader and more genial and more lasting than mankind has ever known.

You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: Victory – victory at all costs, victory in spite of terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.

If this long island story of ours is to end at last, let it end only when each one of us lies, choking in his own blood upon the ground.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

A fanatic is someone who won’t change his mind, and won’t change the subject.

Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.

For myself I am an optimist — it does not seem to be much use being anything else.

If you’re going through hell, keep going.