The Archive · 1941

Message of Hope

To the Poles in Poland who are bearing the full brunt of Nazi oppress sion, Mr. Churchill said: "We send you our message of hope and encouragement tonight, knowing that the Poles will never despair, and the soul of Poland will remain uncon querable. This war against mechanized barbarians who, slave-hearted themselves, are fitted only to carry their curse to others—this war will be long and hard, but the end is sure:

"The end will reward all the toil, all the disappointment all the suffering in those who faithfully serve the cause of European and world freedom. The day will dawn, perhaps sooner than we now have the right to hope, when the insane attempt at Prussian domination, the era of racial hatred, of the armoured vehicle, the secret police, the alien overseas and the still more filthy Quislings will pass like a monstrous dream, and in that morning of hope and freedom not only the embattled and at last well-armed democracies, but all that is noble and fearless in the new world as well as in the old will salute the rise of Poland to be a nation once again."—Reuter.

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