Winston Churchill, writing as a Special Correspondent of the Morning Post, quoted by John Evelyn Wrench, in Alfred Lord Milner (1958), p. 219
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Only at Government House did I find the Man of No Illusions, the anxious but unwearied Pro-Consul, understanding the faults and virtues of both sides, measuring the balance of rights and wrongs, and determined - more determined than ever, for is it not the only hope for the future of South Africa? - to use his knowledge and power to strengthen the Imperial ties.
— Winston Churchill
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About Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
Alfred Milner KG GCB GCMG PC (23 March 1854 – 13 May 1925) was a British statesman and colonial administrator.
About Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
Alfred Milner KG GCB GCMG PC (23 March 1854 – 13 May 1925) was a British statesman and colonial administrator.
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