Christmas message from President McCahill broadcast live to every state in the nation via radio from the White House.
There is a clock in front of me, here, in the oval office. It is tall and stands proud amid the portraits of those who have preceded me, and every second, without fail, it makes a noise. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. A quiet noise, but persistent nonetheless; a constant reminder of the relentless march of Time.
And with every passing second, for us it counts towards a brighter tomorrow. In Spain, the bells chime with liberation. In Sicily, the clocks mark the start of a new beginning. In Africa, they tell of the time they have been free. All the time, our soldiers are making progress towards a better future. A future free of tyrants. A future where all the people of all the world are live in liberty and freedom. A future where the Spanish and the Tunisians and all the other races of the world are in control of their own future. A future where countries can cooperate in an atmosphere of mutual trust. With every tick of that clock, our soldiers make us proud. With every tock, we have the interests of the entire world in our minds.
Yet, Time can also be a hard master; where I hear the ticking of that old grandfather clock, the Greeks hear nothing but the infinite clanking of the chains of enslavement. The French now have whole calendars that are made of the cells of oppression. With every second that goes by, the German tanks get ever closer to capturing Moscow. There must be no delays. There must be the same spirit that has carried us this far. There must be a willingness to support our allies in defence of the world. We must save Europe from herself. There is but one outcome: victory.
And with every tick and every tock of that great clock, I am reminded of this, be it January 1st or December 31st, or even today. On Christmas Day, we must not forget the great service our soldiers have done for us, or the struggle that is to come. We must always remember the debt we owe to those who have served their country, both on the front and in the factories. We must honour those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of liberty and we must never forget them. But most of all, this Christmas day, we must celebrate the service of all those who are striving to make the world a better place, be it in your community or far flung corners of the globe.
I thank you America, for all you have done these past 3 years, and for all you will do for the liberty of this world,
Merry Christmas