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We want two things. We want relief from the pressure of excessive…
Quote byHenry Campbell-Bannerman · 1836–1908
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Prime Minister, Speech in the Albert Hall, London (21 December 1905), quoted in The Times (22 December 1905), p. 7.
English (original)
We want two things. We want relief from the pressure of excessive taxation, and at the same time we want money to meet our own domestic needs at home, which have been too long starved and neglected owing to the demands on the taxpayer for military purposes abroad.
— Henry Campbell-Bannerman
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