[L]et us meanwhile do something for our country, and not al… - David Lloyd George

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[L]et us meanwhile do something for our country, and not always be looking forward to something happening just round the corner. Do not let this country be like that Pompeian slave just discovered in Italy who was found among the ruins clutching the leather bag of his savings. Utilise them!

David Lloyd George

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David Lloyd George (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was a British politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922.

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Alternative Names: David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor • George David Lloyd • George Lloyd • Earl Lloyd-George • Lord Lloyd-George

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I believe there is a new order coming for the people of this country. It is a quiet but certain revolution.

The stern hand of fate has scourged us to an elevation where we can see the great everlasting things that matter for a nation—the great peaks of honour we had forgotten—Duty, Patriotism, and—clad in glittering white—the great pinnacle of Sacrifice, pointing like a rugged finger to Heaven.

A ramshackle old empire.

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