George VI Quote

During the Blitz in WW2:

It is not the walls that make the city, but the people who live within them. The walls of London may be battered, but the spirit of the Londoner stands resolute and undismayed.


Radio broadcast, 23 September 1940


It is not the walls that make the city, but the people who live within them. The walls of London may be battered, but the spirit of the Londoner...

It is not the walls that make the city, but the people who live within them. The walls of London may be battered, but the spirit of the Londoner...

It is not the walls that make the city, but the people who live within them. The walls of London may be battered, but the spirit of the Londoner...

It is not the walls that make the city, but the people who live within them. The walls of London may be battered, but the spirit of the Londoner...