On the record
The fiscal consideration, he concluded, “is nothing compared with the vital importance of maintaining the exclusive rights of the House of Commons in matter of supply.
Said by
John Morley
Source
gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “The fiscal consideration, he concluded, “is nothing compared with the vital importance of maintaining the exclusive…”
Editor's note · Context
Morley emphasizes the importance of the House of Commons' exclusive rights over financial matters.
Share
More from John Morley
Do not weary or fret or nag him with your superior wisdom.
Inspire him with the desire of pleasing; he will soon know more of the art than all the masters could teach him.
This was a complete falsification of a whole set of our national promises.
If the idea was the direct gift of heaven, the policy was due to the sagacity and mother-wit of the great ecclesiastical statesmen.
Other voices in this conversation
