We are not a great power and never will be again. We are a great nation but if we continue to behave like a great power we shall soon cease to be a great nation.
Sir Henry Tizard, 1949.
Quoted in the LRB by Ian Gilmore (reprinted 7-11-2019)
We are not a great power and never will be again. We are a great nation but if we continue to behave like a great power we shall soon cease to be a great nation.
Sir Henry Tizard, 1949.
Quoted in the LRB by Ian Gilmore (reprinted 7-11-2019)