But of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send, Save me, oh, save me, from the candid friend!
About George Canning
George Canning was a British Tory statesman. He held various senior cabinet positions under numerous prime ministers, including two important terms as foreign secretary, finally becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the last 119 days of his life, from April to August 1827.
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I called the New World into existence, to redress the balance of the Old.
British Prime Minister, statesman, and politician (1770-1827)
Here’s to the pilot that weathered the storm.
British Prime Minister, statesman, and politician (1770-1827)
A steady patriot of the world alone, The friend of every country but his own.
British Prime Minister, statesman, and politician (1770-1827)
But of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send, Save me, oh, save me, from the candid friend!
British Prime Minister, statesman, and politician (1770-1827)
I can prove anything by statistics except the truth.
British Prime Minister, statesman, and politician (1770-1827)
Indecision and delays are the parents of failure.
British Prime Minister, statesman, and politician (1770-1827)
In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking too much. The French are with equal advantage content, So we clap on Dutch bottoms just twenty per cent.
British Prime Minister, statesman, and politician (1770-1827)