A Modern Day Churchill

Every historic moment produces quotes that live on in memory. Patrick Henry's famous exhortation, "Give me liberty or give me death," is one example. 

Winston Churchill's speech on the eve of War World II rallying the British people to resist Hitler by declaring, "Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be," comes to mind.

Ronald Reagan's call at the Brandenburg Gate, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall," is a more recent example.

Over the weekend, the Biden Administration sent a message to the courageous president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, offering to evacuate him away to safety and out of the country. 

Keep in mind that credible reports say there are assassins and mercenaries all over Ukraine looking to kill him. But Zelensky, who is well aware of the enormous risks to his life, said in response, "The fight is here. I need ammunition, not a ride." That quote will be remembered.

Meanwhile, with the threat of nuclear war looming larger than ever, Joe Biden fled the White House and spent the weekend hiding in Delaware. Surrender and withdrawal seem to be the central components of this administration's strategy.

Even the liberal Washington Post admitted that "The White House scrambled over the weekend to catch up [to Europe] in drafting its own" tougher sanctions against Russia. So now Joe Biden is following Europe's lead.

If we had lost the Revolutionary War, Patrick Henry would have gotten death instead of liberty, and his quote would have lived in infamy in the British-written history books. If Zelensky and Ukraine survive this, he will forever be a hero to his people, perhaps even a modern-day Churchill to freedom-loving people everywhere.