From ‘A Proud Moment for Unionists’, The Spectator, 19 December 1914:
The plight of Belgium was none the less only one of the causes which made it imperative for Britain to take up arms. It is always agreeable when stating a case for oneself to emphasize one’s most chivalrous motives.
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