After a big war a nation doesn’t want another for a generation or more.
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From the material point of view the proposal is unacceptable, for France, without further territory in Europe being taken from her, could be so crushed as to lose her position as a Great Power, and become subordinate to German policy.
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| Birth: | 25th April, 1862 |
| Death: | 7th September, 1933 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Politician |
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Edward Grey was born in London, England. He was a British politician. An adherent of the "New Liberalism," he served as Foreign Secretary from 1905 to 1916, the longest continuous tenure of any person in that office. Ennobled as Viscount Grey of Fallodon in 1916, he was Ambassador to the United States between 1919 and 1920 and Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords between 1923 and 1924.
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