John Morley: “The House of Commons, like all assemblies, is even less affected by immediate displays than by the standing impression…”

I would use my best endeavours to make these States independent in matters of administration.

What I wish to insist upon is, not that that system was good, but that the statesman who undertook to overthrow it, should have had something to put in its place.

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

If I were going to remain Indian Secretary for some time to come, my every effort would be devoted to an abatement of that enormous amount of writing.