What Would The 20th Century Statesman Say Of This?

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: Silly people -and there were many, not only in enemy countries -might discount the force of the United States. Some said they were soft, others that they would never be united. They would fool around at a distance. They would never come to grips. They would never stand blood-letting. Their democracy and system of recurrent elections would paralyze their war effort. They would be just a vague blur on the horizon to friend or foe. Now we should see the weakness of this numerous but remote, wealthy and talkative people. But I had studied the American Civil War, fought out to the last desperate inch. American blood flowed in my veins. I thought of a remark which Edward Grey had made to me more than thirty years before -that the United States is like 'a gigantic boiler. Once the fire is lighted under it there is no limit to the power it can generate.'

:  - Winston Churchill, 1941 (Following the attack at Pearl Harbor)

: {I'd very much love to hear Churchillian wisdom now ...}


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