![...though it is England's right to enforce the law of Europe [i. e. treaties] as between contending states, she has no claim, so long as her own interests are untouched, to interfere in the national affairs of any country, whatever the extent of its misgovernment or its anarchy. (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury)](https://cdn.quotesdtb.com/img/quotes_images_webp/25/robert-gascoyne-cecil-3rd-marquess-of-salisbury-456525.webp)
...though it is England's right to enforce the law of Europe [i. e. treaties] as between contending states, she has no claim, so long as her own interests are untouched, to interfere in the national affairs of any country, whatever the extent of its misgovernment or its anarchy.
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of SalisburyRelated topics
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