Quote#Children
It is no use simply saying, "Little children, love one another," if…
Quote byDavid Lloyd George · 1863–1945
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons, Speech in the House of Commons in response to Stanley Baldwin's "Give peace in our time, O Lord" speech (26 March 1925).
English (original)
It is no use simply saying, "Little children, love one another," if one set of children can get nearly all the toffee and the others have very little.
— David Lloyd George
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