Britain at Bay

Britain at Bay

Britain at Bay "I do not believe in the perfection of the British constitution as an instrument...
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Author: Wilkinson, Spenser,1853-1937
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Language: English
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Britain at Bay

Britain at Bay

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Britain at Bay

$19.99 $9.99
Author: Wilkinson, Spenser,1853-1937
Format: eBook
Language: English

Britain at Bay

"I do not believe in the perfection of the British constitution as an instrument of war ... it is evident that there is something in your machinery that is wrong." These were the words of the late Marquis of Salisbury, speaking as Prime Minister in his place in the House of Lords on the 30th of January 1900. They amounted to a declaration by the British Government that it could not govern, for the first business of a Government is to be able to defend the State of which it has charge, that is, to carry on war. Strange to say, the people of England were undisturbed by so striking an admission of national failure. On the 16th of March 1909 came a new declaration from another Prime Minister. Mr. Asquith, on the introduction of the Navy Estimates, explained to the House of Commons that the Government had been surprised at the rate at which the new German navy was being constructed, and at the rapid growth of Germany's power to build battleships. But it is the first duty of a Government to provide for national security and to provide means to foresee. A Government that is surprised in a matter relating to war is already half defeated. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 10629
Author: Wilkinson, Spenser
Release Date: Jan 1, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English

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