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1、GeorgevideclaredwaronGermanyspeechInthisgravehour,perhapsthemostfatefulinhistory,Isendtoeveryhouseholdofmypeoples,bothathomeandoverseas,thismessage,spokenwiththesamedepthoffeelingforeachoneofyouasifIwereabletocrossyourthresholdandspeaktoyoumyself.Forthesecondtimeinthelivesofm
2、ostofus,weareatwar.Overandoveragain,wehavetriedtofindapeacefulwayoutofthedifferencesbetweenourselvesandthosewhoarenowourenemies;butithasbeeinvain.Wehavebeenforcedintoaconflict,forwhichwearecalled,withouralliestomeetthechallengeofaprinciplewhich,ifitweretoprevail,wouldbefatalt
3、oanycivilizedorderintheworld.Itisaprinciplewhichpermitsastateintheselfishpursuitofpowertodisregarditstreatiesanditssolemnpledges,whichsanctionstheuseofforceorthreatofforceagainstthesovereigntyandindependenceofotherstates.Suchaprinciple,strippedofalldisguise,issurelythemerepri
4、mitiveGeorgevideclaredwaronGermanyspeechInthisgravehour,perhapsthemostfatefulinhistory,Isendtoeveryhouseholdofmypeoples,bothathomeandoverseas,thismessage,spokenwiththesamedepthoffeelingforeachoneofyouasifIwereabletocrossyourthresholdandspeaktoyoumyself.Forthesecondtimeintheli
5、vesofmostofus,weareatwar.Overandoveragain,wehavetriedtofindapeacefulwayoutofthedifferencesbetweenourselvesandthosewhoarenowourenemies;butithasbeeinvain.Wehavebeenforcedintoaconflict,forwhichwearecalled,withouralliestomeetthechallengeofaprinciplewhich,ifitweretoprevail,wouldbe
6、fataltoanycivilizedorderintheworld.Itisaprinciplewhichpermitsastateintheselfishpursuitofpowertodisregarditstreatiesanditssolemnpledges,whichsanctionstheuseofforceorthreatofforceagainstthesovereigntyandindependenceofotherstates.Suchaprinciple,strippedofalldisguise,issurelythem
7、ereprimitivedoctrinethatmightisright,andifthisprinciplewereestablishedthroughtheworld,thefreedomofourowncountryandofthewholeBritishCommonwealthofnationswouldbeindanger.Butfarmorethanthis,thepeoplesoftheworldwouldbekeptinbondageoffear,andallhopesofsettledpeaceandofsecurity,ofj
8、usticeandliberty,amongnations,wouldbeended.Thisistheultimateissuewhi
