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That this House will in no circumstances fight for its King and Country.

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— Motion at the "King and Country debate", held at the Oxford Union in February 1933. The motion was carried by 275 votes to 133.

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"The ‘King and Country’ Debate, 1933: Student Politics, Pacifism and the Dictators" (Martin Ceadel)

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