My father was frightened of his mother. I was frightened of my father and I am damned well going to see to it that my children are frightened of me. - George V

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My father was frightened of his mother. I was frightened of my father and I am damned well going to see to it that my children are frightened of me.

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About George V

George V of the United Kingdom (3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India. He was monarch during World War I and the Great Depression. He was succeeded by his sons Edward VIII and George VI, and is the great-grandfather of the United Kingdom's current head of state Charles III.

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Birth Name: Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert of Wales
Alternative Names: George Frederick Ernest Albert George Windsor George Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor George Saxe-Coburg-Gotha George Frederick Ernest Albert Saxe-Coburg-Gotha King George V George V of the United Kingdom George V (King of Great Britain)
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It has always been my dream that the two English-speaking nations should some day be united in a great cause, and to-day my dream is realized. Together we are fighting for the greatest cause for which peoples could fight. The Anglo-Saxon race must save civilization.

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