He was a man of temperament, of will, of authority, of power; not of ideas or ideals, or knowledge, or political maxims, or even of the practical reason in any of its higher senses, as Hamilton, Madison, and Jefferson had practical reason.
Morley contrasts a person's strong will and authority with their lack of intellectual depth.
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But as I read it, as I listen to serious Indian experts with large experience, it all sounds estrangement and alienation even though it be no worse than superficial.
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.
The general situation in Egypt had latterly become one in which everything was governed by sheer military violence.
Do not weary or fret or nag him with your superior wisdom.
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