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# Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

(1862–1933)   Politician   United Kingdom

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Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon was a politician from the United Kingdom, best known for *Twenty-five years, 1892-1916*.

## Quick Facts About Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

Born April 25, 1862

Died September 7, 1933

Nationality United Kingdom

Profession Politician

Notable works Twenty-five years, 1892-1916

Spouse Dorothy Widdrington

## About Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, better known as Sir Edward Grey, was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who was the main force behind British foreign policy in the era of the First World War.

## Awards & Honors

Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Order of the Garter

##  Quotes by Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

> [The internal peace of every country depends upon the knowledge that force is available to uphold law.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-grey-1st-viscount-grey-of-fallodon/the-internal-peace-of-every-country-depends-upon-the-knowledge-that/)

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[Available](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/available/)

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> [I believe the only way you can make sure that submarines will not be abused in future wars is that there should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-grey-1st-viscount-grey-of-fallodon/i-believe-the-only-way-you-can-make-sure-that-submarines-will-not-be/)

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[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

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> [There is no security for any power unless it be a security in which its neighbours have an equal share.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-grey-1st-viscount-grey-of-fallodon/there-is-no-security-for-any-power-unless-it-be-a-security-in-which/)

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[Cybersecurity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cybersecurity/)

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> [I am getting to an age when I can only enjoy the last sport left. It is called hunting for your spectacles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-grey-1st-viscount-grey-of-fallodon/i-am-getting-to-an-age-when-i-can-only-enjoy-the-last-sport-left-it/)

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[Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/)

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> [The ideal Government minister may well be someone who has no itch to run other people's lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-grey-1st-viscount-grey-of-fallodon/the-ideal-government-minister-may-well-be-someone-who-has-no-itch-to/)

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[Government](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/government/)

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> [Nations are always making mistakes because they do not understand each other's psychology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-grey-1st-viscount-grey-of-fallodon/nations-are-always-making-mistakes-because-they-do-not-understand/)

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[Failure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/)

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> [The British Army should be a projectile to be fired by the British Navy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-grey-1st-viscount-grey-of-fallodon/the-british-army-should-be-a-projectile-to-be-fired-by-the-british/)

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[Army](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/army/)

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> [Two temptations that impair the value of their work inevitably beset public men who write memoirs. One is a tendency to reconstruct…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-grey-1st-viscount-grey-of-fallodon/two-temptations-that-impair-the-value-of-their-work-inevitably-beset/)

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[Affair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/affair/)

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> [The time must come to all of us, who live long, when memory is more than prospect. An angler who has reached…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-grey-1st-viscount-grey-of-fallodon/the-time-must-come-to-all-of-us-who-live-long-when-memory-is-more/)

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