old order of things. Nothing can show greater ignorance of English politics than such an idea. I tell you there is no Government-Whig or Tory, Liberal, Conservative, or Radical-who would dare, under any circumstances, to give back this country (the Transvaal). They would not dare, because the English people would not allow them."-(Extract from Speech of Sir Garnet Wolseley, delivered at a Public Banquet in Pretoria, on the 17th December 1879.) "There was a still stronger reason than that for not receding (from the Transvaal); it was impossible to say what calamities such a step as receding might not cause... . For such a risk he could not make himself responsible... .
Author: H. Rider Haggard |
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
Publication Date: Mar 16, 2017 |
Number of Pages: 264 pages |
Language: English |
Binding: Paperback |
ISBN-10: 154407722X |
ISBN-13: 9781544077222 |