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Definition: Lloyd George from Collins English Dictionary

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1 David, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor. 1863–1945, British Liberal statesman: prime minister (1916–22). As chancellor of the exchequer (1908–15) he introduced old age pensions (1908), a radical budget (1909), and an insurance scheme (1911)

Lloyd George, David 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(dō'ēvôr), 1863–1945, British statesman, of Welsh extraction. Lloyd George was a brilliantly eloquent, forceful, and creative statesman, but he was often unscrupulous and opportunistic in his methods and widely mistrusted. Elected (1890) to Parliament as a Liberal, the young Lloyd George soon became known as a radical and an anti-imperialist. He bitterly opposed the South African War . In 1905 he entered Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's ministry as president of the board of trade, establishing an outstanding reputation for his welfare reforms. In 1908 he was appointed chancellor of the exchequer by Herbert Asquith, later 1st earl of Oxford and Asquith . The rejection by the House of Lords of his 1909 budget, which provided for a system of social insurance partly financed by land and income taxes, led to passage of the Parliament Act of 1911, by which the Lords lost its power of veto (see Parliament ). In 1911, Lloyd George made his famous Mansion House speech, in which he warned Germany…
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Full text Article Lloyd George, David (1863-1945)

From Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable
Liberal prime minister during the most crucial period of modern Irish history (1916-22). He became prime minister in succession to Asquith in December 1916 and was anxious to find a peaceful solution to the IRISH QUESTION , convening the IRISH CONVENTION in 1917. Acting against the advice of some of…
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Full text Article Lloyd George, David

From Philip's Encyclopedia
British statesman, prime minister (1916-22). A Welsh Liberal, he entered Parliament in 1890. As chancellor of the exchequer (1908-15), Lloyd George increased taxation to pay for social measures such as old-age pensions. His 'People's Budget' (1909) provoked a constitutional crisis that led to a…
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Full text Article LLOYD GEORGE, David (1863-1945) Politician

From The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales
Born at Manchester, Lloyd George was brought up at Llanystumdwy by his widowed mother and her brother Richard Lloyd, a pervasive influence in his nephew’s life. The young Lloyd George made his mark locally as a solicitor and, in 1888, was adopted as Liberal candidate for Caernarfon Boroughs , a seat…
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Full text Article BRITAIN

From Collins Dictionary of Quotations
Great Britain ... has lost an Empire and not yet found a role. [Speech, 1962] I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them. ATTLEE, Clement Hansard , 1950. There are no countries in the world less known by the…
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Full text Article INSULTS

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If I had a head like yours, I’d have it circumcised. In Smith, Gus , God’s Own Comedian . You have delighted us long enough. AUSTEN, Jane Pride and Prejudice (1813). I like Frenchmen very much, because even when they insult y... …
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Full text Article ARISTOCRACY

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My dear, my dear, you never know when any beautiful young lady may not blossom into a Duchess! In Portland , Men, Women, and Things (1937). Because you are a great lord, you think yourself a great genius! You took the trouble to be born, but nothing more. BEAUMARCHAIS Mariage de Figaro (1784). ... …
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Full text Article ALCOHOL

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[Justifying his liking for alcohol] I’m so holy that when I touch wine, it turns into water. AGA KHANIII Attr. in Miller, Compton , Who’s Really Who (1983). If all be true that I do think,There are five reasons we should drink;Good wine – a friend – or being dry –Or lest we should be by and by –Or…
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Full text Article WAR

From Collins Dictionary of Quotations
[Of the Vietnam war] It is worse than immoral, it’s a mistake. [Quoted on Alistair Cooke’s radio programme Letter from America ] Friendly fire isn’t. [American officer on the town of Ben Tre, Vietnam, during the Tet offensive, 1968] To save the town, it became necessary to destroy it. [Of the Battle…
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Full text Article David Lloyd George 1863–1945

From The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
British Liberal statesman, Prime Minister 1916–22. On Lloyd George: see asquith , clemenceau , keynes The leal and trusty mastiff which is to watch over our interests, but which runs away at the first snarl of the trade unions…A mastiff? It is the right hon. Gentleman's poodle. on the House of Lords…
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Prime minister. Lloyd George made a greater impact on British public life than any other 20th-cent. statesman. He laid the foundations of what later became the *welfare state , and put a progressive income tax system at the centre of government finance. He also left his mark on the system of…
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