There are two sorts of mistaken people in the world: those who always think that something could and ought to have been done to prevent disaster, and those who always think that nothing could have been done.
Morley categorizes two types of people regarding disaster prevention, emphasizing differing perspectives on responsibility.
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For this line of contention he was called an “unpatriotic trumpet of disaster,” and other names commonly bestowed on all men in all countries who venture to say that what chances for the hour to be a popular war is a blunder.
Individuals may recover from even serious sickness; it does not appear to be the way with governments.”—Mr.
Gladstone protested against the bill as “inequitable, unusual, and unwise,” and it was largely modified in committee.
If they, situated exactly as we are, decline to join, we are not bound single-handed to make up the deficiencies of the rest.
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