"In recent times, European nations, with the use of gunpowder and other technical improvements in warfare, controlled practically the whole world. One, the British Empire, brought under one government a quarter of the earth and its inhabitants"

- John Boyd Orr

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This quote is written / told by John Boyd Orr between September 23, 1880 and June 25, 1971. He/she was a famous Politician from Scotland. The author also have 25 other quotes. Go to author profile