...there were some things that were true, and some things t… - Arthur Balfour

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...there were some things that were true, and some things that were trite; but what was true was trite, and what was not trite was not true.

Arthur Balfour

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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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