The British people must be strong. If we talk we must be ready to act. We must speak with the authority of the strong because our voice is practically the only voice in the world which will speak out with authority for right. (Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone)

The British people must be strong. If we talk we must be ready to act. We must speak with the authority of the strong because our voice is practically the only voice in the world which will speak out with authority for right.

Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone

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