The Irish will know three things—(1) That I am conditionally in favour of at least examining their demand. (2) That from the nature of the case, I must hold this question paramount to every interest of party. (3) That a part, to speak within bounds, of the liberal party will follow me in this respect.
Morley outlines his conditional support for examining Irish demands and prioritizing them over party interests.
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I think any man who lays down a firm proposition that all is well, or any man who says that all is ill--either of those two men is probably wrong.
Yet they had certainly no less value and truth than they ever had, and perhaps were more needed than ever in face of the present chaos of opinion.
What I expect is a healthful, slow fermentation in many minds, working towards the final product.
The omnipotent though not omniscient divinity called public opinion intervened.
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