THE SECRET OF STRENGTH I To win our freedom we must be strong.

But what is the secret of strength?
It is fundamental to the whole question to understand this rightly, and, once grasped, make it the mainstay of individual existence, which is the foundation of national life.

So much has the bodily power of over-riding minorities been made the criterion of absolute power, that to make clear the truth requires patience, insight, and a little mental study.

But the end is a great end.

It is to reconnoitre the most important battlefield, to discover the dispositions of the enemy, to measure our own resources and forge our strength link by link till we put on the armour of invincibility.
II We have to grasp a distinction, knowledge of which is essential to discerning true strength.