The Opposition, he thought, should have been left to put forward some plan.
Yet Redmond's attitude, and the attitude of the House, was considerably affected by an unusual speech which had been delivered by the Ulster leader.
Sir Edward Carson, as everyone knows, is not an Ulsterman, and the chief of many advantages which Ulster gained from his advocacy was that Ulster's case was never stated to Great Britain as Ulstermen themselves would have stated it.

It is not true to say that Ulstermen by habit think of Ireland as consisting of two nations, for all Ulstermen traditionally regard themselves as Irish and so have always described themselves without qualification.

But it is true to say that Ulster Protestants have regarded Irish Catholics as a separate and inferior caste of Irishmen.

The belief has been ingrained into them that as Protestants they are morally and intellectually superior to those of the other religion.

Their whole political attitude is determined by this conviction.