He hoped that when his country, or another European nation, was threatened, would Neville Chamberlain's line about "quarrels in a far-away country between people of whom we know nothing" be seen as an adequate response.
Esmu gandrīz pārliecināts — nebūtu ilgi jāgaida, kamēr latviešu vai igauņu valodas netiktu lietotas vispār ne tikai Eiropas Savienībā, pat ne Latvijā un Igaunijā."