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Agitation Is The Marshalling Of The Conscience Of A Nation To Mold Its Laws.

No Minister Ever Stood, Or Could Stand, Against Public Opinion.

The Real Truth Is, The Number Of Convicts Is Too Overwhelming For The Means Of Proper And Effectual Punishment. I Despair Of Any Remedy But That Which I Wish I Could Hope For - A Great Reduction In The Amount Of Crime.

Can There Be A More Lamentable Picture Than That Of A Chancellor Of The Exchequer Seated On An Empty Chest By A Pool Of Bottomless Deficiency Fishing For A Budget?

Of All The Vulgar Arts Of Government, That Of Solving Every Difficulty That Might Arise By Thrusting The Hand Into The Public Purse Is The Most Illusory And Contemptible.