John Morley: “He never slurred over difficulties, nor tried to pretend that rough was smooth.”

But Turgot was one of those severe and scrupulous souls, to whom a wicked promise does not cease to be degrading by becoming hypocritical.

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

An Indian gentleman has been placed on the Council of the Viceroy--not an everyday transaction.

This was a complete falsification of a whole set of our national promises.