Do not let us speak of darker days; let us rather speak of sterner days. These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived.
Source: Address, Harrow School, 29 Oct 1941
-- Winston Churchill, (Nov 30 1874-1965), English statesman, author; He was prime minister, orator and author; inspired and rallied the British people during WW II.