during our dark days in the 1990s, a friend sent me a poem by arthur hugh clough.t begins "say not the struggle nought availeth." i understand that winston churchill, one of the greatest parliamentarians the world has known, used the poem himself as a plea for the usa to step in against nazi germany. today, i want to make a rather different point, that we can work together, combining political wisdom from east and west, to bring the light of democratic values to all peoples, in burma and beyond. i will just read the final verse, "and not by eastern windows only, when daylight comes, comes in the light, in front the sun climbs slow, how slowly, but westward, look, the land is bright. i would like to emphasise in conclusion that this is the most important time for burma, that this is the moment of our greatest need- and so i would ask that our friends, both here in britain and beyond, participate and support burma's efforts towards the establishment of a truly democratic and just society. thank you for giving me this opportunity to address the members of one of the o

during our dark days in the 1990s, a friend sent me a poem by arthur hugh clough.egins "say not the struggle nought availeth." i understand that winston churchill, one of the greatest parliamentarians the world has known, used the poem himself as a plea for the usa to step in against nazi germany. today, i want to make a rather different point, that we can work together, combining political wisdom from east and west, to bring the light of democratic values to all peoples, in burma and beyond. i will just read the final verse, "and not by eastern windows only, when daylight comes, comes in the light, in front the sun climbs slow, how slowly, but westward, look, the land is bright. i would like to emphasise in conclusion that this is the most important time for burma, that this is the moment of our greatest need- and so i would ask that our friends, both here in britain and beyond, participate and support burma's efforts towards the establishment of a truly democratic and just society. thank you for giving me this opportunity to address the members of one of the olde

during our dark days in the 1990s, a friend sent me a poem by arthur hugh clough.struggle nought availeth." i understand that winston churchill, one of the greatest parliamentarians the world has known, used the poem himself as a plea for the usa to step in against nazi germany. today, i want to make a rather different point, that we can work together, combining political wisdom from east and west, to bring the light of democratic values to all peoples, in burma and beyond. i will just read the final verse, and not by eastern windows only, when daylight comes, comes in the light, in front the sun climbs slow, how slowly, but westward, look, the land is bright. i would like to emphasise in conclusion that this is the most important time for burma, that this is the moment of our greatest need- and so i would ask that our friends, both here in britain and beyond, participate and support burma's efforts towards the establishment of a truly democratic and just society. thank you for giving me this opportunity to address the members of one of the oldest democratic instit