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This, Mr. Emmot, is a war Budget. It is for raising money to wage…

Quote byDavid Lloyd George · 1863–1945

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Budget speech in the House of Commons (29 April 1909).

English (original)

This, Mr. Emmot, is a war Budget. It is for raising money to wage implacable warfare against poverty and squalidness.

— David Lloyd George

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