He had become, through a combination of heritage and character, a keeper of the national conscience.

He believed that rank without power was a sham.

He was the most persuasive speaker, less for his words than character behind them. He made every listener feel he had done his best to master every aspect of this question, who has been driven by logic to arrive at certain conclusions, and who is disguising from us no argument on either side.

Party animosity was concealed under a veil of studied courtesy.

Diplomacy's primary law: LEAVE ROOM FOR NEGOTIATION.