It destroyed administrations, broke up parties, made all government in one part of the empire impossible, and at length brought us to the verge of civil war.

Even when the struggle had terminated, the passions to which it had given birth still continued to rage.

It was scarcely possible for any man whose mind was under the influence of those passions to see the events of the years 1687 and 1688 in a perfectly correct light.
One class of politicians, starting from the true proposition that the Revolution had been a great blessing to our country, arrived at the false conclusion that no test which the statesmen of the Revolution had thought necessary for the protection of our religion and our freedom could be safely abolished.

Another class, starting from the true proposition that the disabilities imposed on the Roman Catholics had long been productive of nothing but mischief, arrived at the false conclusion that there never could have been a time when those disabilities could have been useful and necessary.

The former fallacy pervaded the speeches of the acute and learned Eldon.