All we could decide was whether we should shrink like cowards from the contest, or enter into it as beseemed a brave and high-spirited people; and, once in, whether failure or success should crown our banners.
From his speech on the strenuous life, this passage describes the limited but crucial choice a nation faces when confronted with unavoidable conflict.
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