"I declare in the strongest terms that I am, above all things, a loyal son of the House of Commons, and that I place before all interests, even the interest of the great historic party to which I am proud to belong, the maintenance and the advancement of the name and fame and power of the great Assembly to which we all belong."

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Prime Ministers of the United KingdomLiberal Party (UK) politiciansPeople from GlasgowLeaders of the Opposition (United Kingdom)Leaders of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)
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Speech in the Reform Club to the meeting of Liberal members of the House of Commons, where Campbell-Bannerman was selected leader of the Liberal Party (6 February 1899), quoted in The Times (7 February 1899), p. 10