In the Queen’s first televised Christmas message in 1957, she counselled her subjects to ‘not be afraid of the future’ but cherish ‘ageless ideals’ in the face of rapid change. 1/
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"But it is not the new inventions which are the difficulty. The trouble is caused by unthinking people who carelessly throw away ageless ideals as if they were old and outworn machinery. 2/
"They would have religion thrown aside, morality in personal and public life made meaningless, honesty counted as foolishness and self-interest set up in place of self-restraint.
Today we need a special kind of courage... 3/
Today we need a special kind of courage... 3/
"...a kind which makes us stand up for everything that we know is right, everything that is true and honest. We need the kind of courage that can withstand the subtle corruption of the cynics so that we can show the world that we are not afraid of the future. 4/
"It has always been easy to hate and destroy. To build and to cherish is much more difficult. That is why we can take a pride in the new Commonwealth we are building." 5/5
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