I treat every tenant as if he were the only man I had to deal with, study his personal ways and character, humour him, and get him on my side against himself.

You can always do this with an Irishman if you will take the trouble to do it.

Within the past years I have had tenants come and tell me they were in fear the Plan of Campaign would be brought upon them, just as if it were a kind of potato disease, and beg me to agree to take the rent from them in that case, and just not discover on them that they had paid it before it was due!" This gentleman is a pessimist as to the future.

"I am a youngish man still," he said, "and a single man, and I am glad of it.

I don't believe the English will ever learn how to govern this country, and I am sure it can never govern itself.