Bill Downs (1914–1978) American journalist
Commentary on the Communist revolution in China.
Years of Crisis (1955)
“As long as we rule India, we are the greatest power in the world. If we lose it, we shall drop straight away to a third-rate Power.”
Nicholas Mansergh, The Commonwealth Experience (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1969), p. 256.
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