What we ought to do is throw our whole force and energy into the work of regenerating Ireland.

It is possible for us to do this, and we ought to try.' 'Well, well,' said the Canon, 'I must not let you make me argue with you, Conneally; but I hope you won't preach these doctrines of yours to my daughters.

I think it is better for them to drop their pennies into missionary collecting-boxes, and leave the tangled problems of Irish politics to those better able to understand them than we are.'.