Charles Trevelyan Born : April 2, 1807 Died : June 19, 1886 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Charles Trevelyan If the Irish once find out that there are any circumstances in which they can get free government grants, we shall have a system of mendicancy [begging] such as the world never knew”. After a million had starved to death he stated “The great evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people. Charles Trevelyan selfish government character The real evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the Famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people. Charles Trevelyan selfish real character The ruling classes today nourish the conviction that national hatreds and rivalries are inevitable. Charles Trevelyan hatred class today I have the greatest sympathy with the growth of the socialist party. I think they understand the evils that surround us and hammer them into peoples minds better than we Liberals. Charles Trevelyan party evil thinking
