London bombings and ethic of St. Thomas More

John Kass wrote a great piece about the London bombings that contains a quote from Churchill - it might as well have been from St. Thomas More himself.


"Sometimes imagination makes things out far worse than they are; yet without imagination not much can be done. Those people who are imaginative see many more dangers than perhaps exist; certainly many more than will happen; but then they must also pray to be given that extra courage to carry this far-reaching imagination. But for everyone . . . this is the lesson: Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in except to the convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force." - Sir Winston Churchill

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