"The British people realise that they are fighting for the hegemony of the Empire. If necessary we shall continue the war single-handed."

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People of World War IPeople from BrusselsMonarchs from BelgiumCatholics from BelgiumMilitary leaders from Belgium
Original Language: English

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Lord Curzon, quoted in King Albert I of Belgium's diary (7 February 1916), cited in R. van Overstraeten (ed.), The War Diaries of Albert I King of the Belgians (1954), p. 85