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] Date Posted: 16:54:53 12/07/04 Tue In reply to: Frank (US) 's message, "well yes and no...." on 14:41:14 12/07/04 Tue Gunboat diplomacy was first coined at the time of Palmerston's longest ministry. It had to do with the shelling of Piraeus after the Greeks arrested David Pacifico - a Maltese jew who, because he was born in Gibraltar, had a British passport. They tried to impeach Palmerston, but failed after he gave a 3 hour speech without notes defending his policy. Look up the speech if you can... it is worthy of George Bush... [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: Ed Harris (Venezia) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 19:16:47 12/07/04 Tue "I therefore fearlessly challenge the verdict which this House is to give... whether, as the Roman, in days of old, held himself free from indignity, when he could say 'Civis Romanus sum'; so also a British subject, in whatever land he may be, shall feel confident that the watchful eye and the strong arm of England will protect him against injustice and wrong." Lord Palmerston, House of Commons, 6/25/1850. And when he said it it was actually true... those were the days, eh? [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |