 They have decided that the empire shall not be destroyed, and in my opinion no minister in this country will do his duty who neglects any opportunity of reconstructing as much as possible our colonial empire, and of responding to those distant sympathies...  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 1811920Full view - About this book
 | 1872 - 610 pages
...Conservative banquet at Manchester, to the following effect : — ' In my opinion no Minister in this country will do his duty who neglects any opportunity of reconstructing...source of incalculable strength and happiness to this land.' Mr. M' Arthur's motion was seconded by Admiral Erskine, who brought his personal experience... | |
 | 1891 - 874 pages
...relations with the home government." It was Lord Beaconsfield's opinion that the minister who "neglected any opportunity of reconstructing, as much as possible,...source of incalculable strength and happiness to this land," would fail to do his duty. Statesmen of every shade of opinion, Gladstonians in general hardly... | |
 | 1919 - 1188 pages
...record these memorable words: 'No Minister in this country will do his duty who neglects any and every opportunity of reconstructing as much as possible...the source of incalculable strength and happiness in this land.' If the Empire is to remain an Empire there must be a system of common defense and joint... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1872 - 1104 pages
...last night, at the Crystal Palace, in which he said — "In my opinion no Minister in this country will do his duty who neglects any opportunity of reconstructing...source of incalculable strength and happiness to this land." The hon. Member concluded by moving the Resolution of which he had given Notice. ADMIEAI< ERSKINE,... | |
 | Graeme Mercer Adam, George Stewart - 1878 - 824 pages
...not be destroyed, and, in my opinion, no Minister in this country will do his duty, who neglects an opportunity of reconstructing as much as possible...source of incalculable strength and happiness to this land.' Probably there was no part of the Conservative programme that more powerfully appealed to the... | |
 | Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain), Royal Empire Society (Great Britain) - 1878 - 458 pages
...opinion, no Minister in this country will do his duty who neglects an opportunity of resuscitating as much as possible our Colonial Empire, and of responding...source of incalculable strength and happiness to this land." From an Imperial point of view, the best defence of the Colonies consists in a powerful Navy... | |
 | Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain), Royal Empire Society (Great Britain) - 1878 - 464 pages
...opinion, no Minister in this country will do his duty who neglects an opportunity of resuscitating as much as possible our Colonial Empire, and of responding...source of incalculable strength and happiness to this land." From an Imperial point of view, the best defence of the Colonies consists in a powerful Navy... | |
 | Graeme Mercer Adam, George Stewart - 1878 - 700 pages
...duty, who neglects an opportunity of reconstructing as much as possible our colonial empire, and ot responding to those distant sympathies which may become...source of incalculable strength and happiness to this land.' Probably there was no part of the Conservative programme that more powerfully appealed to the... | |
 | Benjamin Disraeli (earl of Beaconsfield.) - 1882 - 694 pages
...have decided that the Empire shall not be destroyed, and in my opinion no minister in this country will do his duty who neglects any opportunity of reconstructing...source of incalculable strength and happiness to this land. Therefore, gentlemen, with respect to the second great object of the Tory party also—the maintenance... | |
 | Benjamin Disraeli - 1882 - 662 pages
...have decided that the Empire shall not be destroyed, and in my opinion no minister in this country will do his duty who neglects any opportunity of reconstructing...source of incalculable strength and happiness to this land. Ifrherefore, gentlemen, with resjiecf to the second great object of the Tory party also — the... | |
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