Sir Robert Walpole had not to contend with like difficulties, and I think his administration should be compared with the early years of Pitt’s, in which way of judging he would come off second, though a man of cool and sagacious judgment, while morally he stood low.
Morley compares the challenges faced by Sir Robert Walpole and William Pitt, emphasizing the difficulties of Pitt's administration.
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