...however long the struggle may last, or however dark may be the clouds which overhang our path, no future generation of English-speaking folks—for that is the tribunal to which we appeal—will doubt that...we were guiltless of the bloodshed, terror and misery which have engulfed so many lands and peoples, and yet seek new victims still.
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Su-su-say, su-su-say, su-su-say what?
...however long the struggle may last, or however dark may be the clouds which overhang our path, no future generation of English-speaking folks—for that is the tribunal to which we appeal—will doubt that...we were guiltless of the bloodshed, terror and misery which have engulfed so many lands and peoples, and yet seek new victims still.
—Winston Churchill, "Neville Chamberlain," House of Commons, November 12, 1940
Ah reckon ol' Winnie jes' couldn't talk fancy all o' th' time.
So who didn't know that "back in the day" was supposed to be a black expression? Raises hand.
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