Dominions

The British Constitution, which grew up in the Mother Country and which has been worked out with so much success in the Dominions is a most illogical, a most absurd, a most ridiculous arrangement; but yet it continues to work, and so it may well be that this absurd, ridiculous and illogical Empire of ours may be here, doing good to the world at large and to its constituant members, long after all the logical federations and unions of the world have disappeared.

Certain Phases of the Empire 1926

As I travel in different countries, read their papers and converse with the inhabitants, I gather that a great many people are of the opinion that one member of that family, the Motherland, having put everything she had into the war effort, and in spite of the aid given to her by the Dominions, is now exhausted and finished as a great power.

The War Accomplishments of British Films 1948

I am certain the policy of His Majesty's Government in England, and I believe the policy of His Majesty's Governments in the Dominions is to try and develop a policy which will unite the maximum support of their own fellow citizens, as well as give the maximum of hope for the getting through what must be two or three dangerous and difficult years.

Europe 1937 Prospect and Retrospect 1937

The creating of better understanding within Dominions on the economic value of buying within the Empire, through educational propaganda in all the industrial centres at which British statesmen -- and when I say British I mean representatives of all the nations within the Commonwealth -- and leaders generally of all shades of politics would be heard in person, or through the talking film on the subject of increasing trade within the Empire.

The Romance of Intra-Empire Trade 1930

I do not know if there are any here who doubt whether that partnership is a sound and satisfactory one, whether it may lead, as some, I fear, think, towards a breaking away of any part of the Dominions from the Motherland.

Special Luncheon Meeting in Honour of His Excellency, Viscount Willingdon, Governor-General 1930

What strikes me most when I talk to English people about the Overseas Dominions is their utter ignorance.

Some Disruptive Influences in the British Commonwealth 1929

A foreign power can only be approached through Her Majesty's representative, and any agreement entered into with it, affecting any part of Her Majesty's Dominions, is an agreement between Her Majesty and the Sovereign of the foreign state; and it is to Her Majesty's Government that the foreign state would apply, in case of any question arising under it.

Pending Developments in the Constitution of the British Empire 1929

Each of the Dominions is furnished with a separate gallery so that the whole range of Imperial art may be studied.

The British Empire Exhibition, A Study in Geography, Resources, and Citizenship of the British Empire 1924

I rather emphasize this attitude of the British towards Canadians, and those other forces from the overseas Dominions, because I have heard it thoughtlessly stated by those who are probably not in a position to know the true facts, that British appreciation of the efforts and achievements of the overseas Dominions is non-existent.

Canada's Achievements and Opportunities in Europe 1919

The Imperial Conference, formed by resolution of the Colonial Conference of 1907, concurred in by the Governments of Great Britain and all the self-governing Dominions, is today an effective organization for dealing with matters of common interest to the whole Empire.

Our Imperial Relations 1912