Quote#Truth
We have a peculiar interest because the true defence of our country,…
Quote byAusten Chamberlain · 1863–1937
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech at the Imperial Conference, 1926..
English (original)
We have a peculiar interest because the true defence of our country, owing to scientific development, is now no longer the Channel...but upon the Rhine.
— Austen Chamberlain
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