Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory and our interests are in grave danger. With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us God.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Acknowledgment of immediate danger is paired with confidence in national resolve to overcome it.
- In plain terms
- We are in danger but we will win through determination.
- What can you take from it?
- Face danger with confidence in your people.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you maintain morale in crisis?
Another view
It relies on faith in victory which is not guaranteed.
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