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end.”46 Ernest Bevin’s faith that Britain should remain a major power was
stated
in the following terms:
“His Majesty’s Government do not accept the view…that we have
ceased to be a Great Power,
or the contention that we have ceased to
play that role. We regard ourselves as one of the Powers most
vital
to the peace of the world and we still have our historic part to play.
The very fact that we
have fought so hard for liberty, and paid such
a price, warrants our retaining that position; and indeed
it places a
duty upon us to continue to retain it. I am not aware of any
suggestion, seriously
advanced, that by a sudden stroke of fate, as it
were, we have over night ceased to be a Great Power.
“48
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