The late M. Venizelos observed that in all her wars England-he should have said Britain, of course-always wins one battle-the last

Shortly, we will be fighting our way across the Continent of Europe in battles designed to preserve our civilization.

Today we are fighting in a country which was contributed a great deal to our cultural inheritance, a country rich in monuments which...illustrate the growth of the civilization which is ours. We are bound to respect those monuments so far as war allows.

Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.

I am going to give you a warning: be on your guard, because I am going to speak, or try to speak, in French, a formidable undertaking and one which will put great demands on your friendship for Great Britain.

Fancy cutting down all those beautiful trees...to make pulp for those bloody newspapers, and calling it civilisation.