This is the time for plain speaking,

a time for facing facts squarely,

without shilly-shallying,

without equivocation, or,

without beating about the bush.

Now I believe, as many of us believe,

that we will. . . all of us,

as we have before,

and can, nay must, once again . . .

make no mistake about it.

We cannot afford not to be.

For let us be quite clear about this,

in the past few months we have proved,

without any doubt . . .

that we do.

And, not to labour the point,

can, in the fullness of time,

bring forth the means to achieve this.