Speech of 1914; quoted in The Brunswick and Coburg Leader (16 October 1914). The "empire" mentioned is Austria-Hungary.
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A ramshackle old empire.

— David Lloyd George

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "A ramshackle old empire." in the context of "Speech of 1914; quoted in The Brunswick and Coburg Leader (16 October 1914). The "empire" mentioned is Austria-Hungary." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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David Lloyd George

About David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was a British politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922.