F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead Quote

We stand for the State and for the unity which, whether in the form of kingdom or empire or class solidarity, the State alone can bring. Above all stands the State and in that phrase lies the essence of Toryism. Our ancestors left it to us, and not the least potent method of preserving it is to link the conception of State Toryism with the practice of Social Reform.

"State Toryism and Social Reform" in Unionist Policy and Other Essays (1913). Pg 46.