I have found him the least anxious and always the most self-possessed observer of events.

Quiet, patient, practical, and imaginative, inspired too by humane motives, he cherishes the unshakable faith that Great Britain is destined to lead civilization into the future as far as human eye can see.

He places his faith in British character.

Rivalry on the part of powerful nations, even when it is directed against our key industries, does not disturb him in the least.

While others are crying, "How shall we save ourselves ?" he is pushing the fortunes of the British race in every quarter of the world.