Three passages from the Guildhall speech afford
typical illustrations of the incisiveness of his English and of its
effect on his audience.
Fortunately you have now in the Governor of East Africa, Sir Percy
Girouard, a man admirably fitted to deal wisely and firmly with
the many problems before him. He is on the ground and knows the
needs of the country and is zealously devoted to its interests.
All that is necessary is to follow his lead and to give him
cordial support and backing. The principle upon which I think it
is wise to act in dealing with far-away possessions is this:
choose your man, change him if you become discontented with him,
but while you keep him, back him up.
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I have met people who had some doubt whether the Sudan would pay.
Personally, I think it probably will. But I may add that, in my
judgment, this does not alter the duty of England to stay there.
It is not worth while belonging to a big nation unless the big
nation is willing, when the necessity arises, to undertake a big
task. I feel about you in the Sudan just as I felt about us in
Panama. When we acquired the right to build the Panama Canal, and
entered on the task, there were worthy people who came to me and
said they wondered whether it would pay.
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