We are not scattered to the winds or wiped off the face of the earth, we are still an important racial unit." "A racial unit in a foreign Empire," commented Yeovil.
"We may arrive at the position of being the dominant factor in that Empire," said Cicely, "impressing our national characteristics on it, and perhaps dictating its dynastic future and the whole trend of its policy.
Such things have happened in history.

Or we may become strong enough to throw off the foreign connection at a moment when it can be done effectually and advantageously.

But meanwhile it is necessary to preserve our industrial life and our social life, and for that reason we must accommodate ourselves to present circumstances, however distasteful they may be.

Emigration to some colonial wilderness, or holding ourselves rigidly aloof from the life of the capital, won't help matters.
Really, Murrey, if you will think things over a bit, you will see that the course I am following is the one dictated by sane patriotism." "Whom the gods wish to render harmless they first afflict with sanity," said Yeovil bitterly.

"You may be content to wait for a hundred years or so, for this national revival to creep and crawl us back into a semblance of independence and world-importance.