Gordon Brown is of course no Winston Churchill. But some temperament of a prime minister of Great Britain appears the same. In the annual foreign policy speech at the Lord Mayor's banquet in London, Mr. Browns said,
'When Britain is bold, when Britain is engaged, when Britain is confident and outward-looking, we have shown time and again that Britain has a power and an energy that far exceeds the limits of our geography, our population, and our means.
'As a nation we have every reason to be optimistic about our prospects: let us be confident in our alliances, faithful to our values, determined as progressive pioneers to shape the world to come.
'I believe that Britain can inspire, challenge and change the world.
'And to do so we must have confidence in our distinctive strengths: our global values, global alliances and global actions; because with conviction in our values and confidence in our alliances, Britain can lead the way in this construction of a new global order.'
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