The exact quotation is: "For my own part, I see little glory in an Empire which can rule the waves and is unable to flush its sewers."
WSC wrote it in a letter dated 23 December 1901 to a Mr. J. Moore Bayley. I hope this helps. Regards, Judson On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Perpetuo991 <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Churchillians, > > I am in need of a reference to a quotation, "there is very little > glory in an Empire that can rule the waves but cannot flush her > sewers." or something to that effect. Any assistance is greatly > appreciated. > > Thank you, > > KTL > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
