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1、WeshallneversurrenderNevertheless,ourthankfulnessattheescapeofourarmyandsomanymen,whoselovedoneshavepassedthroughanagonisingweek,mustnotblindustothefactthatwhathashappenedinFranceandBelgiumisacolossalmilitarydisaster.TheFrencharmyhasbeenweakened,theBelgianarmyhasbeenlost,alargepartofthosefor
2、tifiedlinesuponwhichsomuchfaithhadbeenreposedisgone,manyvaluableminingdistrictsandfactorieshavepassedintotheenemy'spossession,thewholeoftheChannelportsareinhishands,withallthetragicconsequencesthatfollowfromthat,andwemustexpectanotherblowtobestruckalmostimmediatelyatusoratFrance.Wearetoldtha
3、tHerrHitlerhasaplanforinvadingtheBritishIsles.Thishasoftenbeenthoughtofbefore.WhenNapoleonlayatBoulogneforayearwithhisflat-bottomedboatsandhisGrandArmy,hewastoldbysomeone,"TherearebitterweedsinEngland."TherearecertainlyagreatmanymoreofthemsincetheBritishExpeditionaryForcereturned.Ihave,mysel
4、f,fullconfidencethatifalldotheirduty,ifnothingisneglected,andifthebestarrangementsaremade,astheyarebeingmade,weshallproveourselvesoncemoreabletodefendourislandhome,torideoutthestormofwar,andtooutlivethemenaceoftyranny,ifnecessaryforyears,ifnecessaryalone.Atanyrate,thatiswhatwearegoingtotryto
5、do.ThatistheresolveofHisMajesty'sgovernmenteverymanofthem.Thatisthewillofparliamentandthenation.TheBritishEmpireandtheFrenchrepublic,linkedtogetherintheircauseandintheirneed,willdefendtothedeaththeirnativesoil,aidingeachotherlikegoodcomradestotheutmosttotheirstrength.Weshallgoontotheend,wesh
6、allfightinFrance,weshallfightontheseasandoceans,weshallfightwithgrowingconfidenceandgrowingstrengthintheair,weshalldefendourisland,whateverthecostmaybe,weshallfightonthebeaches,weshallfightonthelandinggrounds,weshallfightinthefieldsandinthestreets,weshallfightinthehills;weshallneversurrender
7、,andif,whichIdonotforamomentbelieve,thisislandoralargepartofitweresubjugatedandstarving,thenourempirebeyondtheseas,armedandguardedbytheBritishfleet,wouldcarryonthestruggle,until,inGod'sgoodtime,thenewworld,withallitspowerandmight,stepsforthtotheres
