Colin "George VI" Firth

In this grave hour, perhaps the 

most fateful in our history, I send 

to every household of my peoples, 

both at home and overseas this 

message spoken with the same depth 

of feeling for each one of you as 

if I were able to cross your 

threshold and speak to you myself.

For the second time in the lives of 

most of us we are at war. 

Over and over again we have tried 

to find a peaceful way out of the 

differences between ourselves and 

those who are now our enemies. But 

it has been in vain. We have been 

forced into a conflict. For we are 

called, with our allies, to meet 

the challenge of a principle which, 

if it were to prevail, would be 

fatal to any civilized order in the 

world. Such a principle, stripped 

of all disguise, is surely the mere 

primitive doctrine that might is 

right. For the sake of all that we 

ourselves hold dear, and of the 

world’s order and peace, it is 

unthinkable that we should refuse 

to meet the challenge. It is to 

this high purpose that I now call 

my people at home and my peoples 

across the seas, who will make our 

cause their own. I ask them to 

stand calm and firm, and united in 

this time of trial. The task will 

be hard. There may be dark days 

ahead, and war can no longer be 

confined to the battlefield. But we 

can only do the right as we see the 

right and reverently commit our 

cause to God.

If one and all we keep resolutely 

faithful to it, then, with God’s 

help, we shall prevail.

I like this speech. I love the way he does it. And he did it.

-Takes from the script of The King's Speech-