For that statement of the right honorable gentleman, as amended and admitted, there is not a shadow of foundation. (Irish cheers.) That you cannot contradict, although you have plenty of myrmidons, and, perhaps, some minions.
William Gladstone: “For that statement of the right honorable gentleman, as amended and admitted, there is not a shadow of foundation.…”
Editor's note · Context
Gladstone vehemently refutes an opponent's claim, asserting it lacks any foundation despite their resources.
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