“Reminds us that greatness lies even in the smallest of moments, in the humblest of hearts, and we shall, each of us, be called to greatness. Whether we shall rise to meet it or let it slip away is the challenge put before us all.”
“In foreign affairs we must make up our minds that, whether we wish it or not, we are a great people and must play a great part in the world. It is not open to us to choose whether we will play that great part or not. We have to play it. All we can decide is whether we shall play it well or ill.”
“The great are only great because we are on our knees. Let us rise”
“The great appear great because we are on our knees. Let us rise!”
“We shall live even in this state of living death, we shall love, we shall feel, we shall defy all who would judge and destroy us.”
“Nobody shall drive us away,” I said. “We're going to be happy here.” We said it like a challenge to fate.”