"Therefore I say that it is a narrow policy to suppose that this country or that is to be marked out as the eternal ally or the perpetual enemy of England. We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow."
Henry John Temple (a.k.a. Lord Palmerston), 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Speech to the House of Commons (1 March 1848), Hansard's Parliamentary Debates. 3rd series, vol. 97, col. 122
Henry John Temple (a.k.a. Lord Palmerston), 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Speech to the House of Commons (1 March 1848), Hansard's Parliamentary Debates. 3rd series, vol. 97, col. 122