John Morley: “I am more afraid of running away than of holding my ground.”

I would use my best endeavours to make these States independent in matters of administration.

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.

What I expect is a healthful, slow fermentation in many minds, working towards the final product.

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