Quote by John Betjeman
Keep our Empire undismembered guide our Forces by Thy Hand, gallan

Keep our Empire undismembered guide our Forces by Thy Hand, gallant blacks from far Jamaica, Honduras and Togoland; protect them Lord in all their fights, and even more, protect the whites. – John Betjeman

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Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me its the oil of life. – John Betjeman

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Poetry
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I have a Vision of the Future, chum. The workers flats in fields of soya beans tower up like silver pencils, score on score. – John Betjeman

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Peoples backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors. – John Betjeman

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Roman, remember that you shall rule the nations by your authority, for this is to be your skill, to make peace the custom, to spare the conquered, and to wage war until the haughty are brought low. – Virgil

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The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation. – William McKinley

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A thousand years may scare form a state. An hour may lay it in ruins. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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The reluctant obedience of distant provinces generally costs more than it The Territory is worth. Empires which branch out widely are often more flourishing for a little timely pruning. – Thomas Babington Macaulay

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