John Morley: “It is no reproach to other statesmen of this or other periods, to say that scarcely any of them have had a celebrity so…”

There lay Ireland,—squalid, dismal, sullen, dull, expectant, sunk deep in hostile intent.

But Turgot was one of those severe and scrupulous souls, to whom a wicked promise does not cease to be degrading by becoming hypocritical.

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.