One thing at least is clear—that no one believes in our good intentions. We are often told to secure ourselves by their affections, not by force. Our… - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

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One thing at least is clear—that no one believes in our good intentions. We are often told to secure ourselves by their affections, not by force. Our great-grand children may be privileged to do it, but not we.

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About Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (3 February 1830 – 22 August 1903), styled Lord Robert Cecil before the death of his elder brother in 1865, and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until his father died in April 1868, was a three-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, during 1885–1886, 1886–1892 and 1895–1902.

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Native Name: Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3. Marquess of Salisbury
Alternative Names: Robert Gascoyne-Cecil • Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil • Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury • Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoigne Cecil, Marquis of Salisbury
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