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Quote by Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon
“Those who have been content to watch the drift to disaster.”
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The quote criticizes people who were satisfied to observe events moving gradually toward disaster. “Drift” suggests a slow, directionless slide rather than one sudden catastrophe. Their contentment with watching implies passivity while the situation worsens.
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