Quote#Money & Wealth
You do not deal with these evils by saying, "Let us unite together…
Quote byDavid Lloyd George · 1863–1945
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Leader of the National Liberal Party, Speech to the Oxford University New Reform Club (22 June 1923), quoted in John Campbell, Lloyd George: The Goat in the Wilderness, 1922–1931 (1977), p. 69.
English (original)
You do not deal with these evils by saying, "Let us unite together and fight Socialism". This a poor, sorry, sterile and selfish policy.
— David Lloyd George
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