Emma Alice Margaret Asquith (Margot Asquith) Quotes

From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the war. I have met with men who loved stamps, and stones, and snakes, but I could not imagine any man loving war.

Emma Alice Margaret Asquith

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  Emma Alice Margaret Asquith
  • Men
  • War
  • Happy