There would be nothing capricious or perverse in treating the expansion of England over the seas as strictly secondary to the expansion of England within her own shores, and to all the causes of it in the material resources and the energy and ingenuity of her sons at home.
Morley suggests that the expansion of England overseas should be viewed as secondary to its internal developments.
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Is it natural effervescence, or is it deadly fermentation?
We do not know how to leave India, and therefore let us see if we know how to govern it.
The plan for Ireland ought to be produced by the government of the day.
What I expect is a healthful, slow fermentation in many minds, working towards the final product.
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