From ‘Germania contra mundum’, by Lord Cromer, The Spectator, 24 July 1915:
What, therefore, are we and our Allies fighting for? Without attempting to deal fully with the considerations which may be adduced in connexion with each separate branch of this subject, it may perhaps be as well to make a catalogue— and possibly an incomplete catalogue—of the objects which we seek to attain.
In the first place, we are fighting for the maintenance of the British Empire and for our own existence as a nation. It may be hoped that the truth of this statement is now very generally recognized by the people of this country. There appears every reason to hold that it is now fully recognized by the people of that “Greater Britain” which lies overseas. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa feel no doubt on the subject.
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