Quote#Politics & Power
I...cannot see my way to join in declarations which condemn the…
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, Letter to Godfrey Collins, explaining why he refused to attend a meeting of the Liberal Shadow Cabinet (10 May 1926), quoted in John Campbell, Lloyd George: The Goat in the Wilderness, 1922–1931 (1977), p. 139.
English (original)
I...cannot see my way to join in declarations which condemn the General Strike while refraining from criticism of the Government, who are equally, if not more, responsible... I prefer the Liberal policy of trusting to conciliation rather than to force.
— David Lloyd George
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