Mr. Churchill is proud of Britain's stand alone, after France had fallen and before America entered the War.

When we have done our best, we can, as a united people, take whatever may befall with calm courage and confidence that this old nation will survive and if death should come to many of us, death is not the end.

For Irishmen, there is no football game to match rugby and if all our young men played rugby not only would we beat England and Wales but France and the whole lot of them put together.

Since this war began our sympathy has gone out to all the suffering people who have been dragged into it. Further hundreds of millions have become involved since I spoke at Limerick fortnight ago.

God has been pleased to save us during the years of war that have already passed. We pray that He may be pleased to save us to the end. But we must do our part.

It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards.

Mr. Churchill is proud of Britain's stand alone, after France had fallen and before America entered the War.