More Churchills Needed by Gary Bauer

"'And do not suppose that this is the end. This is only the beginning of the
reckoning. This is only the first sip, the first foretaste of a bitter cup
which will be proffered to us year by year unless by a supreme recovery of moral
health and martial vigor, we arise again and take our stand for freedom as in
the olden time.'

--Winston Churchill, at the House of Commons following Prime Minister Chamberlain's signing of the Munich Pact, handing over most of Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany in 1938.
Winston Churchill understood the cost of a principled stand. As a fierce critic of Neville Chamberlain's appeasement of Hitler in the build up to WWII, Churchill suffered nearly a decade of political isolation. Yet, the prevailing political wisdom was hopelessly naïve, and Churchill, who would l ater lead Europe to victory over fascism, remained singularly focused on awakening war-weary Britain to the gathering storm of terror about to be unleashed. "

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