John Morley: “Agreement in principle is of little avail, without driving force enough for practice.”

This was a complete falsification of a whole set of our national promises.

But they were barren of any institutions by which the country could be governed and kept in prosperity for the future.”(166) This is a statement of the case that biographer and historian alike should ponder.

With a few exceptions, a political speech like the manna in the wilderness loses its savour on the second day.

Yet they had certainly no less value and truth than they ever had, and perhaps were more needed than ever in face of the present chaos of opinion.