The governing idea of the man who directed the party seemed to be not so much to consider what ought to be proposed and carried, as to make sure that, whatever it was, it should be proposed and carried by those now in power.
Morley critiques the leadership approach of a political party, emphasizing the importance of proposals rather than the quality of governance.
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A rendering less apt for this occasion finds favour with some scholars, that true virtue can never be restored to those who have once fallen away from it.
True merit once resigned, No trick nor feint will serve as well.
Yet he had prepared this document for the very purpose of tempting France into a declaration of war.
Can wool repair The colours that it lost when soaked with dye?
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