No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people, in their righteous might, will win through to absolute victory.

We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle, nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.

Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.

We must be very careful not to assign this deliverance the attributes of a victory.

In all our long history we have never seen a greater day than this.

And yet however hard the battle will be, we will not surrender. Whatever the time it will take, we will not tire. The very fact that racism degrades both the perpetrator and the victim commands that, if we are true to our commitment to protect human dignity, we fight on until victory is achieved.