English policy is to float lazily downstream, occasionally putting out a diplomatic boat-hook to avoid collisions. (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury)

English policy is to float lazily downstream, occasionally putting out a diplomatic boat-hook to avoid collisions.

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

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