Finest hour?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="drama">drama</span>; <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comedy">comedy</span>; <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Theater">Theater</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="best">best</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="comedy">comedy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="theater">theater</span>, <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, “<span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Finest">Finest</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="popularized">popularized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Winston">Winston</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span>. <span word="Known">Known</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="oratory">oratory</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> (<span word="June">June</span> 18, 1940) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="invasion">invasion</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Nazi">Nazi</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>.</p><p><span word="Hitler">Hitler</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="broad">broad</span>, <span word="sunlit">sunlit</span> <span word="uplands">uplands</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="fail">fail</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cared">cared</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="sink">sink</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="abyss">abyss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Dark">Dark</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sinister">sinister</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="protracted">protracted</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="perverted">perverted</span> <span word="science">science</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="brace">brace</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="duties">duties</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Empire">Empire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Commonwealth">Commonwealth</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="men">men</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="say">say</span>, ‘<span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>.’</p>
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