I have, myself, full confidence that if all do their duty,
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if nothing is neglected and if the best arrangements are made,
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as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves
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once more able to defend our island home,
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to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace of tyranny,
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if necessary for years, if necessary alone.
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At any rate, that is what we are going to try to do.
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That is the resolve of His Majesty's Government – every man of them.
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That is the will of Parliament and the nation.
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The British Empire and the French Republic,
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linked together in their cause and in their need,
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will defend to the death their native soil, aiding each other
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like good comrades to the utmost of their strength.
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Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous States have fallen,
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or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule,
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we shall not flag or fail.
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We shall go on to the end.
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We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans,
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we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air,
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we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be.
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We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds,
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we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills;
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we shall never surrender.
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And if, which I do not for a moment believe,
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this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving,
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then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet,
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would carry on the struggle,
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until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might,
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steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the Old.
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