John Morley: “In politics,” he said, “one hand should wash the other” (eine Hand die andere waschen muss).”

The general situation in Egypt had latterly become one in which everything was governed by sheer military violence.

I think any man who lays down a firm proposition that all is well, or any man who says that all is ill--either of those two men is probably wrong.

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.

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