John Morley: “The rival claims of old classical training and the acquisition of modern knowledge were matters of vivacious contest.”

But we have no right to cast on him any responsibility beyond what is strictly military.

I don't myself believe in artful diplomacy; I have no gift for it.

This is no mere case of barren wrangle and verbal recrimination.

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.