John Morley: “A movement for objects which we ourselves have all taught them to think desirable objects.”

The general situation in Egypt had latterly become one in which everything was governed by sheer military violence.

With a few exceptions, a political speech like the manna in the wilderness loses its savour on the second day.

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

What I endeavoured to show was that King George III., without changing his opinion of the justice of his war against the colonies, was obliged to give it up on account of a change of public opinion, and was not open to blame for so doing.