ABSTRACT
Churchill made notes on this and other speeches. His typescript here, unlike in some other speeches, is not broken down in psalmic form but in the form of a speech written like an essay, so no rhythm is marked, no line breaks for emphasis. Churchill continues to examine nationalism: “I remember, many years ago, hearing the late Mr. Tim Healy replying to a question that he put to himself, ‘What is nationalism?’ and he said: “Something that men will die for.” Churchill quotes Healy (1855–1931), who served in Parliament from 1880 to 1918, and was an eloquent speaker, including on Irish nationalism. Of Healy, Frank Callanan says: “Much derided on his arrival in the house of commons, Healy came to enjoy an extraordinary réclame as a parliamentary speaker”.
