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Yes, I know I haven't had a weekly competition before, and I may never have another, but...

No prizes offered for identifying the time, place and person involved in this timeless statement:

The great leader of the ... party, whatever else you may or may not think about him, has at any rate left me in no doubt as to what use he will make of his victory if he should win it. We know perfectly well what to expect - a party of great vested interests, banded together in a formidable confederation, corruption at home, aggression to cover it up abroad, the trickery of tariff juggles, the tyranny of the party machine, sentiment by the bucketful, patriotism by the imperial pint...cheap labour for the millionaire.

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