Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery Quote

It is always possible that that may happen here which has happened in Belgium—the elimination of Liberalism, leaving the two forces of Socialism and Reaction face to face. Whether that shall happen here depends on the Liberal Party.


Letter to Canon Scott Holland (21 August 1895), quoted in D. A. Hamer, Liberal Politics in the Age of Gladstone and Rosebery: A Study in Leadership and Policy (Oxford University Press, 1972), p. 223.


It is always possible that that may happen here which has happened in Belgium—the elimination of Liberalism, leaving the two forces of Socialism...

It is always possible that that may happen here which has happened in Belgium—the elimination of Liberalism, leaving the two forces of Socialism...

It is always possible that that may happen here which has happened in Belgium—the elimination of Liberalism, leaving the two forces of Socialism...

It is always possible that that may happen here which has happened in Belgium—the elimination of Liberalism, leaving the two forces of Socialism...