The Real Heroes

September 3rd marked the beginning of World War II.

Neville Chamberlin delivered the news in his famous stiff-upper-lip manner:

"I am speaking to you from the Cabinet Room at 10, Downing Street. This morning the British Ambassador in Berlin handed the German Government a final note stating that unless we heard from them by 11 0'clock that they were prepared at once to withdraw their troops from Poland, a state of war would exist between us. I have to tell you now that no such undertaking has been received, and that consequently this country is at war with Germany."

Plain words that made history. And it set in motion an effort that's beyond words. Sure the soldiers and sailors and airmen made history, but the Germans would have never been defeated if it wasn't for the average British subject. America would have never entered the war if it wasn't for the bravery of those people through the Blitz.

There's a great podcast featuring some of the speeches that motivated these remarkable people.

But my favorite came later, from the Bulldog, and is worth remembering every day:

"Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."