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What does it mean?
This is a direct praise stating Gladstone was the best Chancellor ever.
In plain terms
Gladstone was the greatest financial leader ever.
What can you take from it?
High praise is often given to historical figures.

Where it applies

  • biography
  • historical summary

Putting it to work

  • summarizing careers
  • noting achievements

Questions to consider

  • Who defines greatness?

Another view

Judgments of greatness are subjective and change over time.

More from William Ewart Gladstone

  1. I don't object to Gladstone always having the ace of trumps up his sleeve, but merely to his belief that the Almighty put it there.

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  2. They told me how Mr. Gladstone read Homer for fun, which I thought served him right.

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  3. If you were to put that man on a moor with nothing on but his shirt, he would become whatever he pleased.

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