Never Surrender

We unabashaedly take our insipriation from the following speech given by Winston Churchill in 1940 on the eve of World War II:

“Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous States have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule, we shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God’s good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.”

It may seem simpler to take the path of least resistance, give in to what appears to be overwhelming odds, settle the case, accept a tempting offer. While this decision may provide temporary relief from the stress and uncertainty of a legal battle, we inevitably wonder whether a fight to the finish would have been the wiser course. This is doubly true when the cause is righteous.