He sought opportunities of deliberation in order to deliberate, and not under that excellent name to cultivate the art of the harangue, or to overwork secondary points, least of all to treat the many as made for one.
Morley highlights the importance of genuine deliberation over mere rhetoric in decision-making.
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I don't myself believe in artful diplomacy; I have no gift for it.
I would use my best endeavours to make these States independent in matters of administration.
But Turgot was one of those severe and scrupulous souls, to whom a wicked promise does not cease to be degrading by becoming hypocritical.
It would be a happy day for the Peace Society that should give the colonies a veto on imperial war.
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