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Arthur Conan Doyle1 quote
London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained. — Arthur Conan Doyle · 1887Christopher North1 quote
His Majesty's dominions, on which the sun never sets. — Christopher North · 1829Dean Acheson1 quote
Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role. — Dean Acheson · 1962Elizabeth II1 quote
I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great Imperial family to which we all belong. — Elizabeth II · 1947Winston Churchill1 quote
Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth lasts for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour.' — Winston Churchill · 1940