James McGraw in “Unfinished Business”

James McGraw

[to Admiral Hennessey] There's an opportunity here today. An opportunity that may not present itself again. If we act right now, we can prevent a catastrophic loss to the empire. We can make England stronger tomorrow than she is today. We can save Nassau, and all it takes is for us to do a very reasonable thing. I know how it will be perceived. I know how it looks for me to even raise the subject with you here. But this is too important to be deterred by dangers imagined. And if I have learned anything from you, it is that it is moments like these that are the precise measure of a man's courage.