John Morley: “It is one thing, I am very well aware, to put on three millions; it is another thing to take them off.”

Fitness is henceforth to be the criterion of eligibility.

How should we look in the face of the civilised world if we had so turned our back upon our duty and sovereign task?

What I expect is a healthful, slow fermentation in many minds, working towards the final product.

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