"We cannot alone act as the policeman of the world. The financial and social condition of this country makes that impossible."
— Bonar Law

January 1, 1970

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Prime Ministers of the United KingdomPeople from New BrunswickConservative Party (UK) politiciansCanadian PresbyteriansLeaders of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
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Letter to The Times during the Chanak Crisis, printed in The Times (7 October 1922), p. 11