Disraeli invented a quackish phrase about lateral extension and vertical extension, and offered votes to various classes who mainly had them already, without extending downwards; but whatever else his plan might do, it opened no door for the workmen.
Morley critiques Disraeli's reform approach, arguing it failed to benefit the working class.
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This was a complete falsification of a whole set of our national promises.
There lay Ireland,—squalid, dismal, sullen, dull, expectant, sunk deep in hostile intent.
I don't myself believe in artful diplomacy; I have no gift for it.
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