ABSTRACT
The political ideas which have grown up there in the course of centuries have become the common property of the free world. The reconstruction is a symbol of adherence to traditional values whose destruction would thrust men back to times of barbarism. The defence of Western Europe today depends heavily upon the presence of two-thirds of the British Home Army on the Continent. After the Second World War, when Europe was plunged into darkness and fear, it was Sir Winston Churchill who, with his Zurich speech, lit the beacon of hope for victor and vanquished alike. After the Second World War, when Europe was plunged into darkness and fear, it was Sir Winston Churchill who, with his Zurich speech, lit the beacon of hope for victor and vanquished alike. The esteem with which this statesman is regarded throughout the world has, for many years, been almost legendary.
