Just conceive what London would be without the Empire. It would be a collection of multitudes, without employment, without industrial hope, sinking down into misery and decay. (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury)

Just conceive what London would be without the Empire. It would be a collection of multitudes, without employment, without industrial hope, sinking down into misery and decay.

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

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