It is not the mere multiplication of a race, nor its diffusion over the habitable globe that sets its deepest mark on the history of a state, but rather those changes in idea, disposition, faculty, and, above all, in institution, which settle what manner of race it shall be that does in this way replenish the earth.
Morley emphasizes that the true impact of a race on history is determined by changes in ideas and institutions, not just population growth.
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Is it natural effervescence, or is it deadly fermentation?
An Indian gentleman has been placed on the Council of the Viceroy--not an everyday transaction.
What I expect is a healthful, slow fermentation in many minds, working towards the final product.
There lay Ireland,—squalid, dismal, sullen, dull, expectant, sunk deep in hostile intent.
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