“If I am asked what we are fighting for, I can reply in two sentences. In the first place, to fulfil a solemn international obligation . . . an obligation of honor which no self-respecting man could possibly have repudiated. I say, secondly, we are fighting to vindicate the principle that small nationalities are not to be crushed in defiance of international good faith at the arbitrary will of a strong and overmastering Power.”
Quote by H. H. Asquith
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H. H. Asquith
H. H. Asquith was a distinguished British statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. He was a member of the Liberal Party and played a significant role in British politics during the early 20th century. more