In a speech to the British people, Churchill said the following:
 Let us brace ourselves to our duties and so bear ourselves that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, "This was their finest hour."
 —Winston Churchill
 Churchill was encouraging the people to be:
 1. patient and wise.
 2. prepared and hopeful.
 3. brave and determined.
 4. steady and resourceful.