"I believe that the men of Yorkshire will not forget the words of the Mayor of Mafeking that "A seat lost to the Unionist Government is a seat gained by the Boers.""
— Joseph Chamberlain

January 1, 1970

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Members of the Parliament of the United KingdomLiberal Party (UK) politiciansUnitariansFellows of the Royal SocietyPeople from London
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Letter to a correspondent in Pontefract during the general election campaign, quoted in The Times (1 October 1900), p. 9