Quote by Lord Palmerston
"Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people."
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."