But it is observable, that no individuals now grumble so much as the farmers who voted for free trader in 1847, unless indeed it be the shipowners, every one of whom for years, both in and out of Parliament, supported the repeal of the corn laws.
Disraeli observes the irony of farmers and shipowners, who previously supported free trade, now expressing the most discontent.
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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.
He valued life only as a means of fulfilling duty, and truly it may be said of him, that he feared none but God.
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