...Sydney Smith wrote in a letter to Lady Grey : — " For God's sake, do not drag me into another war ! I am sorry for the Spaniards— I am sorry for the Greeks— I deplore the fate of the Jews; Bagdad is oppressed — Thibet is not comfortable. Am I to fight for all these people ? The world ia...

...in favour of some kind of ".ntervention on the Continent : — " For heaven's sake, do not drag me into another war ! I am worn down and worn out with crusading and defending Europe, and proEurope from having the scourge of war once more let loose to devastate the earth, and to fill the...

...of 1919. 'I am worn down and worn out', wrote the Rev. Sydney Smith years after the Napoleonic War, 'with crusading and defending Europe and protecting mankind; I must think a little of myself.' In general, it may be said, the inclination of most of the British nation in 1919 was to get such a...

...of 1919. 'I am worn down and worn out', wrote the Rev. Sydney Smith years after the Napoleonic War, 'with crusading and defending Europe and protecting mankind; I must think a little of myself.' In general, it may be said, the inclination of most of the British nation in 1919 was to get such a...