Britain will be honoured by historians more for the way she disposed of an empire than for the way in which she acquired it.

David Ormsby Gore

Quoted in The New York Times

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Topic

British imperialism Imperialism

Speaker

David Ormsby Gore

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Diplomat Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Ormsby-Gore, David. Quoted in The New York Times. 28 Oct. 1962.

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