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After a big war a nation doesn't want another for a generation or more.
~ Edward Grey
After
Another
Big
Generation
More
Nation
Want
War
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Altogether apart from that, it would be a disgrace to us to make this bargain with Germany at the expense of France, a disgrace from which the good name of this country would never recover.
~ Edward Grey
Altogether
Apart
Bargain
Country
Disgrace
Expense
France
Germany
Good
Make
Name
Never
Recover
Us
Which
Would
Would-Be
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An understanding is perhaps better than an alliance, which may stereotype arrangements which cannot be regarded as permanent in view of the changing circumstances from day to day.
~ Edward Grey
Alliance
Arrangements
Better
Cannot
Changing
Circumstances
Day
Day-To-Day
May
Perhaps
Permanent
Regarded
Stereotype
Than
Understanding
View
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From the material point of view the proposal is unacceptable, for France, without further territory in Europe being taken from her, could be so crushed as to lose her position as a Great Power, and become subordinate to German policy.
~ Edward Grey
Become
Being
Could
Crushed
Europe
France
Further
German
Great
Great Power
Her
Lose
Material
Point
Policy
Position
Power
Proposal
Subordinate
Taken
Territory
Unacceptable
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I had furthermore spoken on the assumption that Russia would mobilize, whereas the assumption of the German Government had hitherto been, officially, that Serbia would receive no support; and what I had said must influence the German Government to take the matter seriously.
~ Edward Grey
Assumption
Been
Furthermore
German
Government
Had
Hitherto
Influence
Matter
Mobilize
Must
Officially
Receive
Russia
Said
Serbia
Seriously
Spoken
Support
Take
Whereas
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I knew it to be very doubtful whether the Cabinet, Parliament, and the country would take this view on the outbreak of war, and through the whole of this week I had in view the probable contingency that we should not decide at the critical moment to support France.
~ Edward Grey
Cabinet
Contingency
Country
Critical
Decide
Doubtful
France
Had
Knew
Moment
Outbreak
Parliament
Probable
Should
Support
Take
Through
Very
View
War
Week
Whether
Whole
Would
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I said to the German Ambassador that, as long as there was only a dispute between Austria and Serbia alone, I did not feel entitled to intervene; but that, directly it was a matter between Austria and Russia, it became a question of the peace of Europe, which concerned us all.
~ Edward Grey
Alone
Ambassador
Austria
Became
Between
Concerned
Did
Directly
Dispute
Entitled
Europe
Feel
German
Intervene
Long
Matter
Only
Peace
Question
Russia
Said
Serbia
Us
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I thought this must be obvious to everyone else, as it seemed obvious to me; and that, if once it became apparent that we were on the edge, all the Great Powers would call a halt and recoil from the abyss.
~ Edward Grey
Abyss
Apparent
Became
Call
Edge
Else
Everyone
Everyone Else
Great
Halt
Me
Must
Obvious
Once
Powers
Seemed
Thought
Were
Would
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If the union between England and America is a powerful factor in the cause of peace, a new Triple Alliance between the Teutonic race and the two branches of the Anglo-Saxon race will be a still more potent influence in the future of the world.
~ Edward Grey
Alliance
America
Anglo-Saxon
Between
Branches
Cause
England
Factor
Future
Influence
More
New
Peace
Potent
Powerful
Race
Still
Triple
Two
Union
Will
World
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In effect, I was asking that if Russia mobilized against Austria, the German Government, who had been supporting the Austrian demand on Serbia, should ask Austria to consider some modification of her demands, under the threat of Russian mobilization.
~ Edward Grey
Against
Ask
Asking
Austria
Been
Consider
Demand
Demands
Effect
German
Government
Had
Her
Modification
Russia
Russian
Serbia
Should
Some
Supporting
Threat
Who
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Instead of a few hundreds of thousands of men meeting each other in war, millions would now meet, and modern weapons would multiply manifold the power of destruction.
~ Edward Grey
Destruction
Each
Few
Hundreds
Hundreds Of Thousands
Instead
Meet
Meeting
Men
Millions
Modern
Multiply
Now
Other
Power
Thousands
War
Weapons
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That Germany was so immensely strong and Austria so dependent upon German strength that the word and will of Germany would at the critical moment be decisive with Austria.
~ Edward Grey
Austria
Critical
Decisive
Dependent
German
Germany
Immensely
Moment
Strength
Strong
Will
Word
Would
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The Chancellor also in effect asks us to bargain away whatever obligation or interest we have as regards the neutrality of Belgium. We could not entertain that bargain either.
~ Edward Grey
Also
Ask
Away
Bargain
Belgium
Could
Effect
Either
Entertain
Interest
Neutrality
Obligation
Regards
Us
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The German Emperor is ageing me; he is like a battleship with steam up and screws going, but with no rudder, and he will run into something some day and cause a catastrophe.
~ Edward Grey
Ageing
Catastrophe
Cause
Day
Emperor
German
Going
He
Like
Me
Rudder
Run
Some
Something
Steam
Up
Will
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The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.
~ Edward Grey
Again
Europe
Going
Lamps
Lifetime
Lit
Our
Out
Over
See
Shall
Them
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AuthorName
Edward Grey
Profession
Politician
BirthDate
25 April, 1862
DeathDate
07 September, 1933
Country
United Kingdom
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