Margot Asquith Quotes


He [David Lloyd George] couldn't see a belt without hitting below it.


Context

Lloyd George had just ousted her husband, Herbert Asquith, from the Prime Ministership.


Citations

Margot Asquith, 1864-1945, British Author & Socialite, Autobiography, 1922

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Margot Asquith
Margot Asquith
  • Born: February 2, 1864
  • Died: July 28, 1945
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Author

Emma Margaret Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith, known as Margot Asquith, was a British socialite, author, and wit. She was married to H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1894 until his death in 1928.