I HOPE I shall not be expected to echo all the nice conventional things which Conservative newspapers have been saying about the appearance of the Earl of Oxford and Asquith in the House of Lords. They would not be sincere, and we have already a great...
I HOPE I shall not be expected to echo all the nice conventional things which Conservative newspapers have been saying about the appearance of the Earl of Oxford and Asquith in the House of Lords. They would not be sincere, and we have already a great deal of insincerity in politics. I have too keen a recollection of what this country suffered owing to its unpreparedness for war to rejoice over this honour to the Liberal veteran.