“The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail, its roof may shake, the wind may blow through it, the storm may enter, the rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter; all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement! —WILLIAM PITT THE ELDER, 1763”
― Inventing Freedom: How the English-Speaking Peoples Made the Modern World
― Inventing Freedom: How the English-Speaking Peoples Made the Modern World
“Conservatism starts from a sentiment that all mature people can readily share: the sentiment that good things are easily destroyed, but not easily created.”
― How to be a Conservative
― How to be a Conservative
“You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour, and you will have war.' - To Neville Chamberlain”
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“The Times correspondent who reported on the battle commented: ‘The estimation of Austrian losses is somewhat difficult as many of the fallen were not discovered until the penetrating odour of decomposed humanity disclosed the presence of bodies in wood or unharvested field.”
― The First World War: A Complete History
― The First World War: A Complete History
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