Substance of the Speech of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M. P. For the University of Oxford, on the Affairs of Greece, and the Foreign Policy of the Administration, on the 27th of June, 1850 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Substance of the Speech of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M. P. For the University of Oxford, on the Affairs of Greece, and the Foreign Policy of the Administration, on the 27th of June, 1850 IF I might presume to offer a general observation on the speech of the Right Honourable Baronet (sir G. Grey), who has just addressed the House, I should say that it consisted very much less of discussion upon the particular subjects on which the House will, at the close of the debate, have to deliver its solemn judgment, than of a somewhat vague enunciation of principles, clothed generally in an abstract form, most moderately and temperately expressed, and giving on the one hand very little occasion for dispute, but, on the other, helping us as little towards arriving at a practical conclusion. No one of us doubts that there are seasons when it is necessary to interfere in the concerns of other countries, or hesitates to profess in terms that the general rule should be to abstain from such interference. But these are mere generalities, and we must deal much more closely with the matter in hand if we desire to deal with it to advantage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.