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Nursed by stern men with empires in their brains.
Nursed by stern men with empires in their brains.
Who would not praise Patrico's high desert,
His hand unstain'd, his uncorrupted heart,
His comprehensive head? all read more
Who would not praise Patrico's high desert,
His hand unstain'd, his uncorrupted heart,
His comprehensive head? all interests weigh'd,
All Europe sav'd, yet Britain not betray'd.
Spheres of influence.
Spheres of influence.
A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken
together, would by my standard of a statesman.
A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken
together, would by my standard of a statesman.
The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or
false.
The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or
false.
If you wish to preserve your secret wrap it up in frankness.
If you wish to preserve your secret wrap it up in frankness.
An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the
commonwealth.
[Lat., Legatus est vir bonus read more
An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the
commonwealth.
[Lat., Legatus est vir bonus peregre missus ad mentiendem rei
publicae causae.]
It is well indeed for out land that we of this generation have
learned to think nationally.
It is well indeed for out land that we of this generation have
learned to think nationally.
I have the courage of my opinions, but I have not the temerity to
give a political blank cheque read more
I have the courage of my opinions, but I have not the temerity to
give a political blank cheque to Lord Salisbury.
