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I am well aware—no one is better aware—that I am poorly equipped for…
Quote byHenry Campbell-Bannerman · 1836–1908
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Leader of the Opposition, Speech in the Reform Club to the meeting of Liberal members of the House of Commons, where Campbell-Bannerman was selected leader of the Liberal Party (6 February 1899), quoted in The Times (7 February 1899), p. 10.
English (original)
I am well aware—no one is better aware—that I am poorly equipped for the duties of that position in comparison with some distinguished men who have gone before me; but there is one thing in which I will yield to none of them—namely, in my devotion to the Liberal party and my faithful adherence to Liberal principles.
— Henry Campbell-Bannerman
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