Constancy of Purpose -and- By what method?

["John McConnell" <john@wysowl.com.au>]

I was wandering through a speech by Churchill delivered in 1946 at
Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, when a few passages caught my eye.
They seemed worth sharing. 

The United States stands at this time at the pinnacle of world power. It is
a solemn moment for the American Democracy. For with primacy in power is
also joined an awe-inspiring accountability to the future. If you look
around you, you must feel not only the sense of duty done but also you must
feel anxiety lest you fall below the level of achievement. Opportunity is
here now, clear and shining for both our countries. To reject it or ignore
it or fritter it away will bring upon us all the long reproaches of the
after-time. It is necessary that constancy of mind, persistency of purpose,
and the grand simplicity of decision shall guide and rule the conduct of the
English-speaking peoples in peace as they did in war. We must, and I believe
we shall, prove ourselves equal to this severe requirement.

When American military men approach some serious situation they are wont to
write at the head of their directive the words "over-all strategic concept."
There is wisdom in this, as it leads to clarity of thought...

Our American military colleagues, after having proclaimed their "over-all
strategic concept" and computed available resources, always proceed to the
next step-namely, the method... 

Cheerio!

John