"What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens."

"No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married."

"The Tories, because they are asses, can be induced by some outstanding personality, like Disraeli, to strike out boldly from time to time, which the Liberals are incapable of doing. But when no outsta…"

"The unimpaired Purity of the Public Credit, the Maintenance of the Institutions of the Country, and the Increase of the Welfare of the People, are the three great objects of the Conservative Party."

"Party is organised opinion."