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As With Napoleon “Belief in victory can be reinforced by knowledge of our history,” asserts the Birmingham Post. “In 1807, Napoleon controlled all Europe from Lisbon to Moscow; he had Russia for ally and controlled every port of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Holland. Yet six years later he was beaten, beaten beyond hope of recovery. Why ? First because his system was obnoxious to ordinary men in Europe. Second, because British sea-power, British control of overseas resources, made his system intolerable to ordinary men in Europe. Hitler’s system, all said and done, is far more obnoxious than anything Napoleon devised. British sea-power is no weaker than in Napoleon’s day. Behind England now are the resources of an Empire Pitt did not imagine—with a United States stronger and more friendly. Because these things are so, we are sure to hold on—however difficult and unpleasant the job is—to win; to save ourselves by our exertions and the whole world by our example."
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21207, 2 September 1940, Page 6
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