Benjamin Disraeli: “All the fruits of his laborious investigations were always at the service of his friends without reserve or…”

Born a natural leader of the people, he was equal to the post.

Whenever a great question arose, the people out of doors went to Lord George Bentinck, and when the discussion commenced, he was always found to be the man armed with the authority of knowledge.

But it was not that he merely expressed opinions upon these subjects; he came forward with details in support of his principles and policy, which it had before been believed none but a minister could command.

In these days of labour, the leader of a party must be the man who does the work, and that work cannot now be accomplished without the devotion of a life.