During the run-up to World War II, Winston Churchill, speaking in Parliament, lamented “the years that the locusts hath eaten” – the period during which preparatory action to face the great crisis of his day (the rise of Continental fascism) could have been taken, but was not.
Durante el período previo a la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Winston Churchill, hablando en el Parlamento, lamentó "los años devorados por la plaga de langostas", el período durante el cual se podrían haber adoptado medidas preparatorias para hacer frente a la gran crisis de su época (el ascenso del fascismo continental).