But, gentlemen, can any of us say that as a result of such overwhelmi… — Henry Campbell Bannerman

But, gentlemen, can any of us say that as a result of such overwhelming sacrifices of money, of men, of ideals, and of civil dignity the sense of security has indeed been attained?

Henry Campbell Bannermand. 1908

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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments. — Samuel Johnson
He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage. — Samuel Johnson
Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it. — Henry David Thoreau
You have indeed done much since the new century began to give shape and substance to the growing, the insistent desire that war may be banished from the earth. — Henry Campbell Bannerman
Gentlemen, I fervently trust that before long the principle of arbitration may win such confidence as to justify its extension to a wider field of international differences. — Henry Campbell Bannerman
We have to admit that, notwithstanding all the efforts in which governments and peoples have participated, no corresponding change has been wrought in the aspect of the world's armaments. — Henry Campbell Bannerman