George Canning was a British Tory statesman. He held various senior cabinet positions under numerous prime ministers, including two important terms as foreign secretary, finally becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the last 119 days of his life, from April to August 1827.
All Quotes by George Canning
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Indecision and delays are the parents of failure.
—George Canning
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I called the New World into existence to redress the balance of the Old.
—George Canning
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I can prove anything by statistics except the truth.
—George Canning
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A steady patriot of the world alone, The friend of every country but his own.
