Quote#Truth
What is the use of talking of Empire if here, at its very centre,…
Quote byH. H. Asquith · 1852–1928
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Jenkins R, Mr. Balfour s Poodle, p.11.
English (original)
What is the use of talking of Empire if here, at its very centre, there is always to be found a mass of people stunted in education, prey to intemperance, huddled and congested beyond the possibility of realising in any true sense either social or domestic life
— H. H. Asquith
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