SIR EDWARD GREY

Sir Edward Grey

Sir Edward Grey

In his statement "The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime", the British Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Gray, provides an eerily accurate prophecy of what happened in the following thirty years. While Gray's remark was made subsequent to his failure in advocating diplomacy and aiding France in her struggle against German power, Gray's remark is an accurate explanation not only of what was happening to Europe on the eve of World War I, but also an accurate realization of the repercussions and ...