One for the punditocracy
Given their usual practice of repeating old politicians I'm surprised I haven't seen this, vis-a-vis Gordon Brown. Asquith in his memorial address for Campbell-Bannerman:"There have been men who, in the cruel phrase of the ancient historian, were universally judged to be fit for the highest place only until they attained and held it"
He went on to say that Campbell-Bannerman, naturally, was the opposite, whose 'fitness' was 'never adequately understood' until he was PM. I should add I don't necessarily hold this position with respect to Brown, depending on your perspective.
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posted by Matthew @ 1/04/2008 09:10:00 AM
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