But the influence of a great race will be felt; its greatness does not depend upon its numbers, otherwise the English would not have vanquished the Chinese, nor would the Aztecs have been overthrown by Cortez and a handful of Goths.
From his biography of Lord George Bentinck, this passage discusses the nature of racial influence and power.
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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.
Whenever a great question arose, the people out of doors went to Lord George Bentinck, and when the discussion commenced, he was always found to be the man armed with the authority of knowledge.
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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