Lord Palmerston survives a Parliamentary attack on his foreign policy

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.07: English Writing and Culture of the Victorian Period, 1837-1901.
Vol. editors: Gillian Fenwick (University of Toronto), Grace Moore (University of Otago)

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Date of occurrence 1850-06

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British foreign secretary Lord Palmerston is attacked in Parliament for his conduct of foreign affairs, but survives with a stirring speech known as the 'Civis Romanus sum speech', in which he compared the British Empire to the Roman, reminding his listeners that a Roman citizen existed under its protection wherever they were on Earth.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Lord Palmerston survives a Parliamentary attack on his foreign policy". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18240, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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