John Morley: “How could the miscarriage at Majuba, brought on by our own action, warrant us in drawing back from an engagement already…”

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.

Is it natural effervescence, or is it deadly fermentation?

Fitness is henceforth to be the criterion of eligibility.

No: not at all; because there is so much, I will not say of random variety, but there is so much independent use of mind upon the facts that we have to deal with, that I listen with endless edification and instruction.