A powerful people. (Ear To The Ground).'I feel so sanguine sanguine /san·guine/ (sang´gwin) 1. plethoric. 2. ardent or hopeful. san·guine adj. 1. Of a healthy, reddish color; ruddy. 2. ,' said David Lloyd George David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, OM, PC (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was a British statesman who was Prime Minister throughout the latter half of World War I and the first four years of the subseqeunt peace. , 'that were self-government to be granted to Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. , she would be a model for the nationalities of the world.' He was speaking in a Home Rule debate in the British House of Commons Noun 1. British House of Commons - the lower house of the British parliament House of Commons house - an official assembly having legislative powers; "a bicameral legislature has two houses" British Parliament - the British legislative body in 1893. After four years of limited home rule under its auspices, the National Assembly of Wales can't exactly claim to have been a model for others. Many now complain that it lacks the power to do a proper job. But, importantly, it has provided a democratic forum in which all areas of Wales are represented. This uniting potential is all-important in a land which, throughout its long history, has been famous for its divisions. As the observant cleric Gerald of Wales Gerald of Wales: see Giraldus Cambrensis. put it bluntly back in the 12th century, 'If only the Welsh could fight in ordered ranks, instead of leaping about all over the place, if their princes could only come to an agreement and unite to defend their country, I cannot see how so powerful a people could ever be conquered.' |
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