Warning: file_put_contents(): Only 0 of 230 bytes written, possibly out of free disk space in /home/azquotes/azquotes.com/model/Application.php on line 181

Warning: file_put_contents(): Only 0 of 241 bytes written, possibly out of free disk space in /home/azquotes/azquotes.com/model/Application.php on line 181
G W Hunt quote: We don't want to fight, but by jingo if we...
Authors:
Quotes › Authors › G › G W Hunt › We don't want to fight, but...

  • We don't want to fight, but by jingo if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too.

    G W Hunt
    Favorite
    1878 Music-hall song, inspired by Disraeli's speech of 9 Nov1876 threatening Russia with war if it sent volunteers into Serbia and Montenegro. This is the origin of 'jingoism'.

Topics

create your own picture
We don't want to fight, but by jingo if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too. - G W Hunt Embed:
Cite this Page: Citation

Popular Topics