This, Mr. Emmot, is a war Budget. It is for raising money to wage implacable warfare against poverty and squalidness. (David Lloyd George)

This, Mr. Emmot, is a war Budget. It is for raising money to wage implacable warfare against poverty and squalidness.

David Lloyd George

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