“The barbarian chieftain, who defended his country against the Roman invasion, driven to the remotest extremity of Britain, and stimulating his followers to battle, by all that has power of persuasion upon the human heart, concludes his exhortation by an appeal to these irresistible feelings - "Think of your forefathers and of your posterity."” ThinkingHumansHeartCountryFeelingsBattleDrivenAppealsBritainFollowersHuman HeartPersuasionPosterityInvasionIrresistibleThink Of YouBarbariansForefathersExtremityPower Of Persuasion Author:John Quincy Adams
“An unprecedented number of uniformed males, marching, parading and engaging in mock battles in every region of Great Britain brought a pleasant frisson of excitement into many normally quiet and deeply repetitive female lives.” NumbersBattleQuietFemaleMalesExcitementPleasantBritainRegionsEngagingUnprecedentedMockGreat BritainRepetitiveBritish History Author:Linda Colley
“In the dark days and darker nights when England stood alone-and most men save Englishmen despaired of England's life-he [Churchill] mobilized the English language and sent it into battle.” MenNightLanguageDarkBattleEnglandBritainEnglish LanguageEnglishmenDark Days Author:John F. Kennedy
“Aspects of life here civility, courtesy, coziness have always bound Britons to their country . . . They are part of the British myth, along with lovely countryside, dogs and horses, rose gardens, the Armada, the Battle of Britain.” CountryDogBattleAspectGardenHorseRoseBoundsBritishMythLovelyBritainCourtesyCivilityCountrysideAspects Of LifeRose GardenBritonsBattle Of Britain Author:R. W. Apple
“Britons still commemorate the Battle of Cable Street in London. There are still pop songs in Britain that reference Sir Oswald Mosley and his black shirts.” StillsSongBlackStreetsBattlePopsLondonShirtsBritainCablesPop Song Author:Rachel Maddow
“The monarchy is so extraordinarily useful. When Britain wins a battle she shouts, God save the Queen; when she loses, she votes down the prime minister.” WinningLosesBattleVoteMinistersQueensBritainPrimePrime MinisterMonarchy Author:Winston Churchill
“And there were sort of three toys for boys and three toys for girls. And the boys I can remember was, well, there was a Dan Dare Ray Gun. Dan Dare was a sort of a cartoon character. He was just sort of a - he was like a Battle of Britain fighter pilot, only in space.” WellsI CanCharacterRememberGirlThreeSpaceBoysBattleGunDareFighterBritainRaysPilotsToysCartoonCartoon CharacterFighter PilotBattle Of Britain Author:Nick Lowe
“Dover's cliffs call to mind the Roman invasion; the Battle of Britain; our proximity to, yet difference from, mainland Europe; and international trade and exploration, both fair and exploitative.” MindDifferencesBattleEuropeFairsTradeInternationalBritainExplorationCliffsInvasionProximityInternational TradeDoverBattle Of Britain Author:Julian Baggini