"England is surrounded by enemies—by real enemies who hate her. Why? Because she tries to be honest; and she tries to be free."
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Speech at a banquet given in his honor by the Lotos Club, January 10, 1885, quoted in Thomas B. Reed (ed.) Modern Eloquence, Vol III: After-Dinner Speeches P–Z (Chicago: Geo L. Shuman & Co, 1903)
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George Augustus Henry Sala
George Augustus Henry Sala (24 November 1828 – 8 December 1895) was an English journalist.
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