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It Has Been Said That There Is No Fool Like An Old Fool, Except A Young Fool. But The Young Fool Has First To Grow Up To Be An Old Fool To Realize What A Damn Fool He Was When He Was A Young Fool.

Although I Am Still In Favour Of A National Government In These Difficult Times, And Shall Probably Be Found In The Great Majority Of Cases In The Government Lobby, There Are Some Issues That Have Arisen, Or Are Likely To Arise, Upon Which I Am Unable To Give The Government The Support Which It Has, Perhaps, The Right To Expect From Those Receiving The Government Whip. It Occurs To Me, Therefore, That It Would Perhaps Be More Satisfactory If I Was No Longer Regarded As Being Among The Supporters Of The Present Administration.

There Might Be 1 Finger On The Trigger, But There Will Be 15 Fingers On The Safety Catch.

I Was Determined That No British Government Should Be Brought Down By The Action Of Two Tarts.

I'd Like That Translated, If I May.