The Prime Minister out of office is seen, too often, to have been but a pompous rhetorician, and the General without an army is but the tame hero of a market town.
It was standing on the beaches of Normandy with otherworld leaders last month, remembering together all that was given in defence of our liberty and our values that most inspired me to come here today to give this speech.
All our MCs are trained as public speakers, so they can easily get people's attention—many guests are glad to have someone who can make themselves heard above the chatter!
In his opening remarks, Israeli President Rueuven Rivlin asked them to make sure the holocaust and the destruction of World War II would never be repeated.