I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength and majesty of the Commonwealth and Empire; of societies old and new; of lands and races different in history and origins but all, by God's Will, united in spirit and in aim.

It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.

This new power, which has proved itself to be such a terrifying weapon of destruction, is harnessed for the first time for the common good of our community.

We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.

I have to be seen to be believed.

I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.

In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.