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the British
«I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.»
«I tell you, as one who has studied the whole situation, I don't think Hitler is a fool - he is not going to challenge the British Empire»
Author: David Lloyd George
(Prime Minister)
| Keywords:
British, British Empire, Hitler, studied, the British
«There are no countries in the world less known by the British than those selfsame British Islands.»
«No one can be as calculatedly rude as the British, which amazes Americans, who do not understand studied insult and can only offer abuse as a substitute.»
«King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to their talking politics after dinner.»
Author: Benjamin Disraeli
(Novelist, Prime Minister)
| Keywords:
Philippe, talk Politics, the British
«Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle.»
Author: Thomas Hardy
(Novelist, Poet)
| Keywords:
inconsistencies, in practice, in principle, the British
«They (the British) are like their own beer; froth on top, dregs at bottom, the middle excellent»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| Keywords:
at bottom, British, dregs, froth, frothing, the British
«The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst.»
Author: Winston Churchill
(Author, Orator, Prime Minister)
| Keywords:
British, British people, the British
«I have not become the King's First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire»
Author: Winston Churchill
(Author, Orator, Prime Minister)
| Keywords:
British Empire, First Minister, liquidation, the British