Geoffrey Dawson, in a letter dated 14 February 1918 (2 days before General Robertson's replacement), quoted in author John Evelyn Wrench's Alfred Lord Milner (1958), p. 339
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We should have won the war some time ago if there were about half-a-dozen Lord Milners to form a (War) Cabinet.
— Geoffrey Dawson
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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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