SPRING 2006 • NUMBER 130 - Winston Churchill

“Every step taken to that endwhich appeases the obsoletehatred and vanished oppressions...isgood for all.”commonalty. But we have our owndream and our own task.We are with Europe, but not ofit. We are linked, but not comprised.We are interested and associated, butnot absorbed. And should Europeanstatesmen address us in the wordswhich were used of old, “Wouldestthou be spoken for to the king, orthe captain of host?,” we shouldreply, with the Shunammite woman:“I dwell among mine own people.”ut even this compulsive conceptionmust be reconciledBwith other forms of Britishinterest. The policy ofCanning has endowed uswith holdings and connections inSouth America, and notably theArgentine, which, although in noway affecting the sovereignty of independentstates, are of solid anddurable importance to us. Thescheme of a British Empire economicallyself-conscious, a commercialunit, even perhaps a fiscal unit, cannever be widely expressed in exclusiveterms.Here then, is an aspect of theBritish Empire which the people ofthe United States would do well tostudy. The King’s dominions circlethe globe. We can never lend ourselvesto any antagonism, howeverunlikely or remote, economic or warlike,between continents or hemispheres.We belong to no single continent,but to all. Not to one hemisphere,but to both; as well to theNew World as to the Old. TheBritish Empire is a leading Europeanpower. It is a great and growingAmerican power. It is the Australasianpower. It is one of the greatestAsiatic powers. It is the leadingAfrican power. Great Britain herselfhas for centuries been the provedand accepted champion of Europeanfreedom. She is the centre and headof the British Commonwealth ofNations. She is an equal partner inthe English-speaking world.It is at this point that the significanceof Canada appears.Canada, which is linked to theBritish Empire, first by the growingimportance of her own nationhood,and, secondly, by many ancient andsentimental ties precious to youngand strong communities, is at thesame time intimately associated withthe United States. The long,unguarded frontier, the habits andintercourse of da ily life, the fruitfuland profitable connections of business,the sympathies and even theantipathies of honest neighbourliness,make Canada a binder-togetherof the English-speaking peoples. Sheis a magnet, exercis ing a doubleattraction, drawing both GreatBritain and the United Statestowards herself, and thus drawingthem closer to each other. She is theonly surviving bond which stretchesfrom Europe across the AtlanticOcean. Her power, her hopes, herfuture guarantee the increasing fellowshipof the Nordic races of theEast and of the West; in fact, nostate, no country, no band of mencan more truly be described as thelinchpin of peace and world progress.It is possible to set forth thefinal conclusions of this brief examinationof these deep and long-flowingtides. The conception of aUnited States of Europe is right.Every step taken to that end whichappeases the obsolete hatred andvanished oppressions, which makeeasier the traffic and reciprocal servicesof Europe, which encourages itsnations to lay aside their precautionarypanoply, is good in itself, is goodfor them and good for all.It is, however, imperative that,FINEST HOUR 129 / 47WHO WILLREMEMBER WINSTONCHURCHILL?Will future generationsremember?Will the ideas you cherish nowbe sustained then?Who will guide yourgrandchildren, and your country?There is an answer.The Churchill Centre Associates(page 2) have each committed$10,000 or more, over five years,all tax-deductible, toThe Churchill Centre Endowment.Its earnings guarantee thatThe Churchill Centre will endureas a powerful voice,sustaining beliefsWinston Churchill held dear.Now. And for future generations.To join us please contactRichard M. Langworth,Chairman, Board of Trustees(888) 454-2275malakand@adelphia.netas Europe advances towards higherinternal unity, there shall be a proportionategrowth of solidaritythroughout the British Empire, andalso a deepening self-knowledge andmutual recognition among theEnglish-speaking people.Then, without misgiving andwithout detachment, we can watchand aid the assuagement of theEuropean tragedy, and without envysurvey their sure and sound approachto mass wealth; being very consciousthat every stride towards Europeancohesion which is beneficial to thegeneral welfare will make us a partnerin their good fortune, and thatany sinister tendencies will berestrained or corrected by our unitedstrength. ,