The right hon. Gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal position, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments.
British PM
Speech in the House of Commons, referring to Sir Robert Peel
1845
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