There is a spirit in England which is worse than opposition to religion; it's a spirit of--of--of detachment, of separation, a spirit which says, "I don't want you, I can do without you; and so long as you leave me alone I shan't interfere with you." It's a kind of slackness.

They want waking up.

They want rousing.

They want a good shaking.

It seems as if they have fallen into a deep slumber--opium-eaters!' "He is setting out to rouse England once again, make one great final effort for the future of humanity.