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The day of small nations has passed away; the day of Empires has come.

— Joseph Chamberlain

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London is the clearing-house of the world.

I say that it is only by commercial union, reciprocal preference, that you can lay the foundations of the confederation of the Empire to which we all look forward as a brilliant possibility.

The weary Titan staggers under the too vast orb of its fate.

We are not downhearted, but we cannot understand what is happening to our neighbours.

During the last 100 years, the House of Lords has never contributed one iota to popular liberties or popular freedom, or done anything to advance the common weal; but during that time it has protected every abuse and sheltered every privilege.

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