John Morley: “If the majorities that carried the election could have been consulted on the choice of a minister, nobody doubted upon…”

I would use my best endeavours to make these States independent in matters of administration.

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

But the Poet Laureate has written his own song on the hearts of his countrymen that can never die.

He was a soldier of infinite personal courage and daring; of striking military energy, initiative, and resource; a high, pure, and single character, dwelling much in the region of the unseen.