John Morley: “In the hour of defeat I have the presentiment of victory.”

Turgot was one of the men to whom good government is a religion.

If I were going to remain Indian Secretary for some time to come, my every effort would be devoted to an abatement of that enormous amount of writing.

The plan for Ireland ought to be produced by the government of the day.

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