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We are in the presence of a European conflagration; can anybody set…

Quote byEdward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon · 1862–1933

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech in the British House of Commons (3 August 1914).

English (original)

We are in the presence of a European conflagration; can anybody set limits to the consequences that may arise out of it?

— Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

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