John Morley: “The cardinal fact for France and for Europe was German unity.”

He was a soldier of infinite personal courage and daring; of striking military energy, initiative, and resource; a high, pure, and single character, dwelling much in the region of the unseen.

But they were barren of any institutions by which the country could be governed and kept in prosperity for the future.”(166) This is a statement of the case that biographer and historian alike should ponder.

They hope to attract that good will which must, after all, be the real foundation of our prosperity and strength in India.

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