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Tue 04 Apr 2009Toil, tears and sweat, but where's the victory?
Realism is necessary in facing hard times, but so too is offering hope. Our leaders haven’t done this, writes FINTAN O'TOOLE
IN 1940, when Winston Churchill became prime minister of the UK at one of the darkest moments in its history, he famously declared to the House of Commons that “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.” Though Churchill’s grim phrase is remembered, it is often forgotten that he went on to offer much more.
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