 I cannot tell you what I think of the nobleness of the inheritance that has descended upon us, of the sacredness of the duty of maintaining it. I will not condescend to make it a part of controversial politics. It is a part of my being, of my flesh and...  Modern Political Orations - Page 241by Leopold Wagner - 1896 - 344 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Ewart Gladstone - 1880 - 376 pages
...family of man. Gentlemen, when I speak of that trust and that function I feel that words fail me : I cannot tell you what I think of the nobleness of the inheritance that has descended upon iis, of the sacredness of the duty of maintaining it. I will not condescend... | |
 | William Ewart Gladstone - Great Britain - 1880 - 376 pages
...family of man. Gentlemen, when I speak of that trust and that function I feel that words fail me : I cannot tell you what I think of the nobleness of the inheritance that has descended upon us, of the sacredness of the duty of maintaining it. I will not condescend... | |
 | George Barnett Smith - 1882 - 138 pages
...vou what I think of the nobleness of the inheritance that has descended upon us, of the sacrednees of the duty of maintaining it. I will not condescend...of my being, of my flesh and blood, of my heart and *oul. For those ends I have laboured through my youth and manhood till my hairs are grey. In that faith... | |
 | Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry - Biography & Autobiography - 1891 - 256 pages
...portion of the family of man. I feel, when I speak of that trust and function, that words fail me; I cannot tell you what I think of the nobleness of the inheritance that has descended upon us, of the sacredness of the duty of maintaining it. It is a part of my being,... | |
 | National Liberal Federation - Great Britain - 1895 - 820 pages
...feel that words fail me ; I cannot tell you what I think of the nobleness of that inheritance that has descended upon us, of the sacredness of the duty...of my flesh and blood, of my heart and soul ; for these ends I have laboured through my youth and manhood till my hairs are grey : in that faith and... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - Great Britain - 1898 - 656 pages
...the family of man. Gentlemen, I feel when I speak of that trust and that function that words fail me; I cannot tell you what I think of the nobleness of the inheritance that has descended upon us, of the sacredness of the duty of maintaining it. I will not condescend... | |
 | Frank Wakeley Gunsaulus - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1898 - 432 pages
...the family of man. Gentlemen, I feel when I speak of that trust and that function that words fail me; I cannot tell you what I think of the nobleness of the inheritance that has descended upon us, of the sacredness of the duty of maintaining it. I will not condescend... | |
 | Great Britain - 1898 - 222 pages
...responsibilities of Britain. Speaking in the music-hall at Edinburgh eighteen years ago, Mr. Gladstone said : " I cannot tell you what I think of the nobleness of the inheritance that has descended upon us, of the sacredness of the duty of maintaining it. I will not condescend... | |
 | Periodicals - 1903 - 652 pages
...family of man. Gentlemen, when I speak of that trust and that function I feel that words fail me ; I cannot tell you what I think of the nobleness of the inheritance that has descended upon us, of the sacredness of the duty of maintaining it I will not condescend to... | |
 | Herbert Louis Samuel Samuel (Viscount) - Great Britain - 1902 - 422 pages
...empire is a trust as well as a pride, speak of that trust and that function I feel that words fail me : I cannot tell you what I think of the nobleness of the inheritance that has descended upon us, of the sacredness of the duty of maintaining it. I will not condescend... | |
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