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Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood Quotes

1880–1959

Samuel John Gurney Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood (24 February 1880 – 7 May 1959), more commonly known as Sir Samuel Hoare, was a senior British Conservative politician who served in various Cabinet posts in the Conservative and National governments of the 1920s and 1930s.

Also known as: Samuel Hoare

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As things are now, India is not in a position to defend itself. A great part of the defence of India is dependent on British Imperial troops.

Either we should have to make a futile protest, which would irritate Mussolini and perhaps drive him out of the League into the arms of Germany, or we should make no protest at all and give the appearance of pusillanimity.

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