Benjamin Disraeli: “He was always singularly anxious to acquire the truth, and would spare no pains for that purpose; but when once his mind…”

No series of parliamentary labours had ever produced so much influence in the country in so short a time.

The forms of the House of Commons are the result of accumulated experience and have rarely been tampered with successfully, while on the other hand a parliamentary government is by name and nature essentially a government of discussion.

But it was not that he merely expressed opinions upon these subjects; he came forward with details in support of his principles and policy, which it had before been believed none but a minister could command.

In these days of labour, the leader of a party must be the man who does the work, and that work cannot now be accomplished without the devotion of a life.