He encouraged them by making occasions for their exertions, and would relinquish his own opportunity without a moment’s hesitation, if he thought the abandonment might aid a better man.
From a biography of Lord George Bentinck, this illustrates his selflessness in creating opportunities for others and sacrificing his own for a better candidate.
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