On the record
Gladstone showed his power of elevating the discussion to a lofty plane, which his opponent never reached, although Disraeli launched at him many a keen shaft from below.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Hoar admires Gladstone's ability to elevate discussions beyond the reach of his opponents, particularly Disraeli.
Share
More from George F. Hoar
He proceeded to attack, to promote his own ambitions, the fair name and fame of the Commonwealth itself.
The irrepressible conflict had to be fought out.
When the treaty was signed, the struggle began between freedom and slavery for the control of this imperial domain.
Certainly if he had performed the promise of his boyhood he would have been one of the foremost men in American literature.
Other voices in this conversation
