It is proof of the most vital principle of the English Constitution, which no foreigner can understand, that when they are brought together in the pu… - Arthur Balfour

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It is proof of the most vital principle of the English Constitution, which no foreigner can understand, that when they are brought together in the public interest, they never get deflected from the main issue before them by the memory of ancient conflict or the impossibility of working together. That is the great secret of the paradox that in this country alone will you see the perfection of Parliamentary Government carried to the pitch it has been.

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About Arthur Balfour

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC (25 July 1848 – 19 March 1930) was a British Conservative statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 until 1905. The author of several influential works of philosophy, he was one of the most intellectual prime ministers of the 20th century. As Foreign Secretary he authored the Balfour Declaration of 1917, which supported the establishment of a homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine.

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Alternative Names: Arthur James Balfour first earl of Balfour 1st Earl of Balfour Viscount Traprain of Whittingehame Arthur James, Earl of Balfour A. J. Balfour
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