I can not, therefore, see how this can be imputed as a crime, or how any of the king's ministers can be blamed for his doing what the public has no concern in; for if the public be well and faithfully served it has no business to ask by whom.
Robert WalpoleI will not attempt to deny the reasonableness and necessity of a party war; but in carrying on that war all principles and rules of justice should not be departed from.
Robert WalpolePersons extremely reserved are like old enamelled watches, which had painted covers, that hindered your seeing what o'clock it was.
Robert Walpole