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The so-called Oxford Oath was derived from a resolution carried by students of the Oxford Union, by 275 votes to 153, on 9 February 1933 that "this House will in no circumstances fight for its King and Country".〔 〕 The resolution resulting from the King and Country debate was more commonly known as the Oxford Pledge. Winston Churchill, later Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, denounced the resolution as "that abject, squalid, shameless avowal". In the knowledge that ten days beforehand Adolf Hitler had become chancellor of Germany, he continued: “I think of Germany, with its splendid clear-eyed youths marching forward on all the roads of the Reich singing their ancient songs, demanding to be conscripted into an army; eagerly seeking the most terrible weapons of war; burning to suffer and die for their fatherland. I think of Italy, with her ardent Fascisti, her renowned Chief, and stern sense of national duty. I think of France, anxious, peace-loving, pacifist to the core, but armed to the teeth and determined to survive as a great nation in the world. One can almost feel the curl of contempt upon the lips of the manhood of these peoples when they read this message sent out by Oxford University in the name of young England.”〔 ==Consequences== The resolution "made a lot of noise in the world"〔 〕 and "caused reverberations around the world".〔 It has been claimed by one Joseph Alsop that the resolution made a tremendous impression upon Hitler himself; he regularly cited it when his general staff protested against his military decisions.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oxford Oath」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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