Liberalism and Socialism Winston S. Churchill (St. Andrew's Hall, Glasgow, October 11, 1906) The first indispensable condition of democratic progress must be the maintenance of European peace. War is fatal to Liberalism. Liberalism is the world-wide antagonist of war. We have every reason to congratulate ourselves upon the general aspect of the European situation. The friendship which has grown up between Great Britain and France is a source of profound satisfaction to every serious and thinking man. The first duty of a nation is to make friends with its nearest neighbor. Six years ago France was agitated in the throes of the Dreyfus case, and Great Britain was plunged in the worst and most painful period of the South African war; and both nations-conscious as we are of one another's infirmities-were inclined to express their opinion about the conduct of the other in unmeasured terms, and keen antagonism resulted. What a contrast today! Ever since the King, whose services in the cause of international peace are regarded with affection in every quarter of his dominions, ever since by an act of prescience and of courage his Majesty went to Paris, the relations between Great Britain and France have steadily and progressively improved, and today we witness the inspiring spectacle of these two great peoples, the two most genuinely Liberal nations in the whole world, locked together in a 4 Select the correct answer. Which of the following best describes the purpose of the speech? ОА. to express the importance of a harmonious alliance between nations OB. to express gratitude over the king's contribution in building the alliance between Britain and France O c. to argue over the promotion of liberalism over all other government movements OD. to remind citizens about the agitations faced by Britain during the South African war .