Quote by Lord Palmerston
"The measure of a man is what he does when the world is watching and what he does when nobody is watching."
More from Lord Palmerston
"The function of government is to calm, not to excite the passions of the people."
"I therefore fearlessly challenge the verdict which this House is going to give."
"Politics is the art of the possible."
"The British people are as much attached to their freedom and independence as any people in the world."