The stern hand of fate has scourged us to an elevation where we can see the great everlasting things that matter for a nation—the great peaks of honour we had forgotten—Duty, Patriotism, and—clad in glittering white—the great pinnacle of Sacrifice, pointing like a rugged finger to Heaven.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The stern hand of fate has scourged us to an elevation where we can see the great everlasting things that matter for a nation—the great peaks of honour we had forgotten—Duty, Patriotism, and—clad in glittering white—the great pinnacle of Sacrifice, pointing like a rugged finger to Heaven." in the context of "Speech in the Queen's Hall, London (19 September 1914), quoted in The Times (20 September 1914), p. 4" to mean that wisdom is timeless.