Quote#Wisdom
Mr. Delane is very angry because I did not kiss his hand instead of…
Quote byJohn Russell, 1st Earl Russell · 1792–1878
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Comment on his refusal to court the editor of The Times upon his becoming Prime Minister for the second time, quoted in George W. E. Russell, Prime Ministers and Some Others, 1918, p. 24.
English (original)
Mr. Delane is very angry because I did not kiss his hand instead of the Queen's.
— John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
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