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[T]he main principle and the guiding motive of the policy of the…
Quote byLord Randolph Churchill · 1849–1895
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech in Dartford (2 October 1886), quoted in The Times (4 October 1886), p. 10.
English (original)
[T]he main principle and the guiding motive of the policy of the Government in the future will be to maintain intact and unimpaired the union of the Unionist party.
— Lord Randolph Churchill
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