UNITY AND COURAGE
MESSAGE BY ARCHBISHOP DEFENCE OF CHRISTIANITY BRITAIN’S STRONG SPIRIT (OfQclal Wireless) RUGBY, Sept. 1 Broadcasting to America this afternoon, the Archbishop of Canterbury said:— “ Over our own land, as you will know, hangs the threat of invasion. Perhaps it has already begun through the air. If so, it already has failed. The astonishing skill and bravery of our air forces have thrust back every assault. “ The aim of the enemy was to spread fear among our people. That, too, has signally failed. I can most fully assure you, from what I see and hear every day, that each attack from the air is only stiffening in us all the spirit of unity, courage and determination. We honestly believe that we are holding safely that determination. “ It is not only for our own safety that we are standing. We honestly believe that we are holding the fort for other nations as well and for the world. We believe that there are moral and spiritual issues involved in this war on which the future of the whole world may depend. Firstly, we believe that we are defending the world against a really evil thing. Secondly, we believe—l think you believe—that we are defending Christian civilisation.”
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21208, 3 September 1940, Page 6
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206UNITY AND COURAGE Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21208, 3 September 1940, Page 6
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