Walpole by John Morley ~ Full Audiobook [biography]
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The Importance of a Prime Minister
Prime minister is an odious title and he was sorry that it was now deemed an essential part of the constitution. on account of his weight i am fully convinced of the premier's goodwill to me end quote footnote cocksus palim administration volume one page 486 the duchess of marlborough in her correspondence frequently speaks of quote the premier minister end quote but never of the premiervolume two page 152 181 and etcend footnoteon the other hand in a debate so late as 1761 george grenville declared that prime minister is anodious title, lord north is said never to have allowed himself in his own family to be called prime minister.
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