The defeat of the Gladstone government was the first success of a combination between tories and Irish, that proved of cardinal importance to policies and parties for several critical months to come.
Morley notes the importance of the Gladstone government's defeat in the context of political coalitions.
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The plan for Ireland ought to be produced by the government of the day.
What I endeavoured to show was that King George III., without changing his opinion of the justice of his war against the colonies, was obliged to give it up on account of a change of public opinion, and was not open to blame for so doing.
How should we look in the face of the civilised world if we had so turned our back upon our duty and sovereign task?
With a few exceptions, a political speech like the manna in the wilderness loses its savour on the second day.
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