John Morley: “In my opinion, the chancellor of the exchequer is the trusted and confidential steward of the public.”

I am trying to feel my way through the most difficult problem, the most difficult situation that a responsible Government can have to face.

Inspire him with the desire of pleasing; he will soon know more of the art than all the masters could teach him.

The omnipotent though not omniscient divinity called public opinion intervened.

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.